Protests against 'Agnipath'

The agitation against the Agnipath scheme turned violent as it continued for a third straight day

Today, railway traffic was blocked and train coaches were set ablaze in several states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana.

Protests against the Agnipath scheme escalated into large-scale violence and arson.

The recruitment of 'Agniveers' would begin in the next 90 days and the first batch will be ready by July 2023.

Agnipath Scheme was recently launched by the government in an effort to bring a change in the recruitment process of the Armed Forces.

This is a major defence policy reform introduced by the Government to usher in a new era in the Human Resource policy of the three Services.

The policy, which comes into immediate effect, will hereafter govern the enrolment for the three services.