Four years on, Agniveers’ future hangs in balance
The Agnipath scheme, launched in 2022, began the process of inducting its first batch of Agniveers at the end of the same year, continuing into early 2023.
The Agnipath scheme, launched in 2022, began the process of inducting its first batch of Agniveers at the end of the same year, continuing into early 2023.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was formally signed on June 16 by the Commandant of the Sikh Regimental Centre on behalf of the regiment.
Two Indian Army Agniveers lost their lives after an artillery shell burst during a firing exercise in Nashik district.
While the government, including defence minister Rajnath Singh, has defended the scheme, Leader of Opposition in the Parliament Rahul Gandhi has been vocal about the drawbacks of the scheme.
Taking to the microblogging platform X, Sarma emphasized Assam’s dedication to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of modernizing the Indian Army.
At least 59,911 youth have registered themselves for the Central government's Agnipath scheme during a recruitment rally in Maharashtra's Nagpur.
The choice will be taken from the students at the time of admission in Class XI. Initially, it will be started in batches of 50 students in 200 schools of the state.
After the Centre had launched Agnipath and Agniveer schemes in the country, a massive outrage appeared among youths who were preparing for jobs in the armed forces.
Army Chief Manoj Pande, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, and Other senior officials of the tri-services were also present at the meeting.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will brief a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence that is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on July 11 (Monday), 2022.
