NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the very first batch of Agniveers.
These youth are among the initial teams of recruits under the short-term induction program for the Indian armed forces.Union defence minister Rajnath Singh likewise went to the event.The Agnipath plan, unveiled on June 14, lays out guidelines for the recruitment of youths in the armed forces.According to these guidelines, those between 17-and-a-half and 21 years of age are qualified to apply and they would be inducted for a four-year period.
The plan allows 25 percent of them to be granted routine service consequently.
After the plan was revealed, demonstrations erupted in numerous states against the scheme.Later, the government extended the upper age limitation to 23 years for recruitment in 2022.
Regardless of criticism from opposition celebrations, the Centre has actually maintained the exercise would make the Indian militaries more younger and cater to its present requirements.
Defence minister Singh recently termed the Agnipath scheme game-changing .
It will function as a force multiplier in transforming the Indian militaries into one of the very best on the planet, with a younger, high-tech and combat-ready military to face future challenges.