Agnipath Scheme Announced: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says ‘historic decision’ | TOP POINTS

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs are holding a press conference, in Delhi on Agnipath scheme.

Rajnath Singh said that the Cabinet Committee on Security has taken a historic decision by approving the transformative scheme of ‘Agnipath’.

Lt Gen Anil Puri wile taking about Agnipath scheme said that Agniveers will acquire skills and confidence.

“After being with us for 4 yrs, an agniveer’s resume & biodata will be very unique. He’ll stand out in crowd with his attitude, skills&time he would’ve spent with us,” said Lt Gen Anil Puri.

In order to transform armed forces into youthful, tech-savvy, modern, there’s a need to harness the youth potential&make him a future-ready soldier, he said.

Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said, ‘Agnipath scheme is a new idea of the new era. An idea that is made in India and made for India. An idea that will have positive impact on the human resources management of armed forces.’

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# Under this scheme, the youths would be granted an opportunity to get inducted into the Armed services.

# The model is based on All-India Merit Test,  age limit will be 17 and a half to 21 years.

# Every 10th standard student who will be joining the service will get a 12th standard certificate when he leaves.

# Average age is 32 years, which in the coming years will go to 26

# Agniveer would be a part of this future-ready soldier.

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— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2022

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