Lt Gen Anil Puri, the top military officer in charge of the scheme, said that the recruitment scheme was a ‘God-sent opportunity’ to reduce the age profile of the armed forces.
BJP general secretary clarified that the implementation of Agnipath scheme is not a political decision amid protests over the govt's new recruitment policy for armed forces.
Police in UP’s Aligarh and Bihar’s Patna have alleged that individuals linked to coaching centres “incited” aspirants to hold violent protests against the Agnipath scheme.
24-year-old deceased was allegedly among protestors, mostly armed forces aspirants, who went on rampage at Secunderabad railway station Friday, against Agnipath recruitment scheme for military.
The decision for 10% reservation came after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level meeting with the top brass of his ministry, including 3 service chiefs & defence secretary.
Under the new scheme, which was announced Tuesday, all soldiers below officer rank will now be recruited through ‘Agnipath’ for 4 years, with 25% of each batch to be enrolled in regular cadre.
We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
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