Under the Agnipath Recruitment Scheme, youth will join the army for four years and serve the country. This is part of the government’s efforts to reduce the expenditure and lifespan of the defense forces. After four years, 80 percent of the soldiers will be relieved.
The Central Government on Tuesday announced the Agneepath Recruitment Scheme for Defense Forces. Under this, soldiers will be recruited for only four years. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh announced the ‘Agnipath Recruitment Scheme’, a major change in the recruitment process in the Army . Rajnath Singh said that under the Agneepath Recruitment Scheme, youth will be recruited in the army for four years. Along with this, they will get service fund package while leaving the job.
Under this scheme, the youth joining the army will be called Agniveer. The chiefs of the three services recently gave a presentation of this plan to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under this scheme, youth will be able to be recruited in the army for a short time. This scheme has been named as Agneepath scheme. Under this, youth can join the army for four years and will be able to serve the country.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at the launch of the Army’s Agneepath scheme in the presence of Army Chief General Manoj Pandey, Air Chief Marshal VR Choudhary, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said that the Agneepath scheme aims at keeping the profile of military service useful. This will also improve the health and fitness level of the youth. Through this scheme, employment will be provided in various sectors. This will help in GDP growth. Improved Package, Service Fund Package and Disability Package have also been announced.
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Family members will get service fund if they die while serving the country
If any Agniveer dies during the service of the country, then his family members will get an amount of more than Rs 1 crore including service fund along with interest. Apart from this, the salary of the remaining job will also be given. At the same time, if Agniveer becomes disabled, then he will be given an amount of up to Rs 44 lakh. Apart from this, the salary of the remaining job will also be available.
How much salary will be received under Agneepath scheme
Under the Agneepath scheme, youth will get an annual package of 4.76 lakh for the first year. By the fourth year, it will increase to 6.92 lakh. Apart from this, other risk and hardship allowances will also be available. After four years of service, a service fund of Rs 11.7 lakh will be given to the youth. No tax will be levied on this.
Recruitment will be conducted all over the country
The recruitment of Agniveers will be conducted all over the country. The youth who come in merit will be selected in it. Selected candidates will serve in the army for 4 years as Agniveer. Agniveer will leave the army job after serving four years. After this he can lead a disciplined life in the society as a skilled citizen. On the basis of merit and according to the requirement of the army, the army can accommodate 25 percent of the Agniveers in the regular cadre. The jawans will be equipped with holographics, night, fire control systems. Hand Held Target System will also be given in the hands of the jawans. For this, training will be given for 10 weeks to 6 months. Youth between the age of 17 and a half to 21 years can get jobs in this.
Youth will join the army for four years
Under the Agneepath scheme, the youth will join the army for four years and serve the nation. This is part of the government’s efforts to reduce the expenditure and lifespan of the defense forces. After four years, 80 percent of the soldiers will be relieved and the army will help them in providing further employment opportunities. Various corporations will also be interested in reserving jobs for such trained and disciplined youth who have served the country.
The initial estimates of the armed forces are that thousands of crores of rupees will be saved in terms of salary, allowances and pension if a significant number of soldiers are recruited under the scheme. The best youth recruited under the scheme can also get an opportunity to remain in the army in case of vacancies. The Department of Military Affairs studied similar models in eight countries before planning.
