Agneepath scheme

NEW DELHI: Violent protests against the Centre's radical new Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers only for four years in armed forces continued in different parts of the country on Friday. Amid the escalating protests, the government late on Thursday night announced the upper age limit for candidates will now be increased to 23 from 21 as a one-time waiver. Govt raises age limit to 23 under Agnipath scheme, asserts intake will go up, lists post-service avenues The government also stressed the intake in the armed forces in the coming years will be around triple the current recruitment, with several avenues also being opened for those being demobilised after the four-year tenures. In a document issued on Thursday, the government offered a detailed explanation on what an Agniveer can do after four years. In every batch, 25% of Agniveers will get selected to the permanent cadre in the armed forces. Why Agnipath is good for army, youth and the country Officers must manage the transition & maintain morale, GoI has to strengthen after-service prospects Moreover, major companies and sectors (IT, security, engineering) have announced they will prefer hiring skilled and disciplined Agniveers, government said.

• ClearIAS • What we offer: • Free Resources • Premium Resources • Courses • All Courses • Prelims Programs • Mains Programs • Interview Programs • PCM • Prelims cum Mains: Target 2024 • Prelims cum Mains: Target 2025 • Prelims cum Mains: Target 2026 • Prelims cum Mains: Target 2027 • PTS • UPSC Prelims Test Series 2024 • UPSC PYQ GS • UPSC PYQ CSAT • Study Materials • ClearIAS Blog • FREE Study Materials • Guidance Articles • UPSC Books • UPSC PDFs • ClearIAS Courses • ClearIAS Mobile Apps • UPSC • UPSC • UPSC Syllabus • UPSC Exams • UPSC Results • UPSC FAQs • Toppers • Reviews • UPSC Toppers • What’s New? • Latest Updates • New Courses • Login The Agnipath scheme has been receiving mixed reactions in the country. Read here to know the details of the scheme. The government unveiled its new Agnipath scheme for recruiting soldiers across the three services ( The new defence recruitment reform, which has been cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security, will come into effect immediately, and the soldiers recruited under the scheme will be called Agniveers. Table of Contents • • • • • • Agnipath Scheme Under the new Agnipath scheme, around 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers will be recruited annually, and most will leave the service in just four years. Of the total annual recruits, only 25 percent will be allowed to continue for another 15 years under permanent commission. Aspirants between the ages of 17.5 years and 23 years will be eligible to apply. The scheme is only applicable t...

The Agneepath Bharti Program is an army recruiting programme for Indian citizens. This Scheme is intended to recruit personnel for Army, Navy and Airforce. This Plan will be introduced by the Indian government shortly. The term “tour of duty” has recently received a lot of attention in the Indian armed services. To give it a boost, the Indian Government has now launched the Agneepath Recruitment Program. This will allow anyone who desire to join the Indian armed services to do so through this new entrance point & opportunity. Whether it’s the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, or the Indian Air Force. The Agneepath Military Bharti Program is indeed a national government programme open to all Indian citizens. Those who are chosen for this recruiting procedure will be referred to as “Agniveers.” Key Information about Agneepath Scheme for UPSC/Govt. Exam Preparation Conducting Body Indian Army Scheme Name Agneepath Scheme Vacancies 46,000 Service Area Indian Army, Indian Navy and India Air Force Service Time Span 4 years Candidates Shortlisted Are Called Agniveers Age Limit 17.5 – 21 years Official Website joinindianarmy.nic.in, joinindiannavy.gov.in, and careerindianairforce.cdac.in The primary goal of the national government is to implement this Indian Army Agneepath Entrance Program in order to train young people and reduce retirement & pension costs. The Indian government devised this strategy to enhance our security forces. Selected recruits would be professionally trained be...

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This article is all about the Agneepath Scheme UPSC. Let’s prepare for the UPSC exam with the latest information and details. Also Read: India Nordic Summit UPSC: Prepare for UPSC Mains and Prelims with the Best UPSC Notes What is the Agneepath Scheme? Well, currently Agneepath is the biggest concern in India. It is everywhere in the news and articles. If you are preparing for the UPSC exam, it is tremendously essential for you to gather potential information about the Agneepath Scheme UPSC. The government unveiled its new Agneepath theme for recruiting troopers across the 3 services. You must be aware that under this effectively new theme, around 45,000 to 50,000 troopers (known as ‘Agniveers’) are recruited annually for a brief amount, and most can leave the service in barely four years. Of the overall annual recruits, only twenty-five percent are allowed to continue for an additional fifteen years below permanent commission. Not only this but you should be equipped with the complete information regarding the eligibility criteria of the scheme. Well, the participants must be between the ages of seventeen and half years and twenty-one years to get into the scheme. Also, the scheme follows a recruitment process to select the candidates. The recruitment for the scheme is done through the following stages. The first one is through rallies. It is done twice a year and the achievements are done on “all India, all class” achievement to the services (from any caste, region, cate...

Agneepath Scheme:The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the historic 'Agnipath' scheme on June 14, 2022, paving the way for the Indian youth to serve the Indian Armed Forces. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that under 'Agnipath' scheme, efforts will be made to create a youthful profile of the Armed forces. Delhi | The Cabinet Committee on Security has taken a historic decision today to approve the transformative scheme of 'Agnipath'. Under this, Indian youth would be granted an opportunity to get inducted into the Armed services: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh — ANI (@ANI) The Agnipath scheme will help to train the youth in new technologies and improve their health levels. It would also increase employment opportunities for the youth with new skills in different sectors, said Rajnath Singh during the announcement of the scheme in Delhi. The Defence Minister added saying that the 'Agnivirs' will be given a good pay package and an exit retirement package after 4 years of service. The 'Agnivirs' will be given a good pay package & an exit retirement package after a service of 4 years: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on the announcement of the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme, in Delhi READ ALSO: What is Agnipath Scheme? Under the Agnipath Scheme, the Indian Armed Forces will provide an opportunity to the youth to experience military life and serve the nation for short and long duration, as Agniveers. Agnipath means serve in the combat forces. The scheme envisages th...

• Arunachal Pradesh • Assam • Chhattisgarh • Goa • Gujarat • Haryana • Jammu And Kashmir • Karnataka • Ladakh • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Manipur • Mizoram • Tripura • Jharkhand • Nagaland • Himachal Pradesh • Uttarakhand • Uttar Pradesh • Rajasthan • Tamil Nadu • Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu • India’s youth is set to play a crucial role in realising the dream of building an AatmaNirbhar, Sashakt Bharat. And Agnipath scheme will take them a step closer. It is a unique opportunity to fulfil their dream of joining the Armed Forces & serving the Nation. आत्मनिर्भर और सशक्त भारत के सपने को साकार करने की दिशा में देश के युवा एक महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा रहे हैं और इस दिशा में अग्निपथ योजना उन्हें एक कदम और आगे ले जाएगी। सशस्त्र बलों में शामिल होने और राष्ट्र की सेवा करने के उनके सपने को पूरा करने का यह एक सुनहरा अवसर है। The scheme will not only empower, discipline & skill youth with military ethos in civil society but also improve battle preparedness suited to the changing dynamics. यह योजना न केवल समाज में सेना के आधारभूत मूल्यों के साथ युवाओं को सशक्त, अनुशासित और कौशल से संपन्न बनाएगी बल्कि बदलती परिस्थिति के अनुकूल युद्ध की तैयारियों को भी बेहतर बनाएगी। Know more about the scheme & how a career of honour can transform our Yuva Shakti into Agniveer. इस योजना के बारे में और जानें तथा समझें कि कैसे यह सम्मानजनक करियर हमारी युवा शक्ति अग्निवीर बनाएगा।

The Indian military’s new OR (Other Ranks) recruitment strategy, packaged in Hindi as ‘Agniveers’ on a ‘Tour of Duty’ to protect motherland, is being relentlessly promoted by Union Ministers and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) leading lights, but many veterans have either chosen to stay silent or speak out against the ill-thought-out move. The government announced on June 14 that recruitment to the three Armed Forces will be under the national Agnipath scheme, doing away with regional quotas. But, it stopped short of using the same scheme for officer recruitment, ostensibly because of pressure from Army Headquarters. As per the scheme, 46,000 youth in the 17.5 years to 21 years age group will get a four-year tenure inclusive of six-months training. At the end of four years, as much as 75 per cent of the Agniveers will be ‘retired’ without pension or gratuity, but with an exit package, which the BJP leaders describe in their incessant social media push as ‘very attractive’. Veterans react Among those horrified is the government’s poster boy, retired Major General G.D. Bakshi, who has defended almost every act of the BJP government, sometimes in a language that other Armymen have disapproved of. Bakshi tweeted: “Was flabergasted by the Agniveer scheme. I thought initially it was a trial being done on a pilot basis. This is an across the board change to convert Indian armed forces to a short tenure quasi-conscript force Like the Chinese. For God’s sake PLEASE DONT do it....

Agneepath Scheme 2022:Just a day afterDefence Minister Rajanath Singh launched the Agnipath recruitment scheme on Tuesday (June 14),the "transformative scheme" of the Indian Armed Forces saw a huge protest in Bihar and several other isolated place in the country. While the government says the recruitment scheme for Indian Armed Forces will raise the employment opportunities by harnessing myriads of skills from various sectors the opposition denies it all. Launching the scheme at a conference in Delhi defence minister had said "the Cabinet Committee on Security has taken a historic decision today to approve the transformative scheme of 'Agnipath'." Though the protests continue on against the new recruitment scheme or 'agneepath yojana', here are some salient features of the Agneetpath recruitment scheme- Agneepath Scheme Indian Army: What is Agneepath Scheme 2022? (Agneepath yojana kya hai) This scheme entails a recruitment process for individuals with ranks below that of officers, with the goal of deploying fitter, younger troops on the front lines, many of whom will be on four-year contracts. It's a game-changer that will give the Army, Navy, and Air Force a more youthful image. Agneepath Recruitment 2022: Who can apply to this scheme? Men and women between the ages of 17.5 and 21 will be recruited for the armed forces under this scheme."After four years, Agniveers will be able to apply voluntarily for the regular cadre. Based on merit, organisation requirement, up to 25 ...

After the government announced the Agnipath scheme on June 14, the nation’s youth began protesting. Many of them had spent the last two years, during which defence recruitment was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preparing for the written test of the Defence Services. Their plans of having a long-term career in the military have been cut short to four years with this new scheme. Agnipath’s short-term contract means that at the end of four years, 25% of the 46,000 ‘Agniveers’, who will be recruited this year, will stay on for longer-term service positions. The rest, the government says, will be given preference when applying for other government jobs. However, the scheme does not offer Agniveers any gratuity and pensionary benefits, and the Rs. 48 lakh non-contributory life insurance cover is only valid during the service. With protests continuing, and the government doubling down on the scheme, it appears as though the allure and promise of stability that defence jobs once provide is gone. Instead, Agniveers will get the following: The Defence Ministry argues that one of the benefits of the Agnipath scheme is that, over time, the average age of the armed forces personnel will be reduced to 26 years, a significant drop from the current average of 32 years. Defenders of the scheme claim that training younger people will “ Reducing pension burden At present, over 70% of the defence budget is used for revenue expenditure, with over 50% specifically being used for pensio...