‘Govt to recruit soldiers through Agnipath scheme’
| Date :07-Apr-2022 |
By Ajit K Dubey
NEW DELHI,
IN A major reform that is expected to significantly reduce the age profile of the Armed Forces, the Government is in the final stages of finalising the Agnipath recruitment entry scheme under which youth would be enlisted as soldiers for a period of three years.
Senior Government sources told ANI that during the three years of their service, the troops would be known as Agniveers (fire warriors) after which the defence forces would have the option of retaining some of them
in service. “Discussions are in the final stages on the Agnipath or the Tour of Duty entry scheme. The three forces have been giving presentations on the project-driven from the top, the sources said. The forces have given presentations to the Government’s top functionaries, which has fully backed the project, they said.
The issue started two years ago when the forces began discussions on the Tour of Duty scheme where soldiers would be inducted on a short-term contract, trained, and deployed in different fields.
