AGNEEPATH RECRUITMENT
-KRISHNA CHETRY
Recruitment Details- The Indian Air Force releases details on the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme in a PDF format on its official website https://indianairforce.nic.in/agniveer/. For IAF, Registration to start on 24th June 2022 onwards, the Online Exam to start on 24th July 2022, the first batch of Agniveers to be induced in IAF in December 2022 and training to start from 30th December 2022 onwards.
Indian Air Force & Indian Army will be releasing detailed Agneepath Recruitment Notifications in June 2022 on their respective official websites.
Intake of 'Agniveers' to go up to 1.25 lakhs in future: Dept of Military Affairs
MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt's views on Agnipath scheme- It's a good scheme. Despite clarity over misunderstandings, it is not right to stick to the demands... I appeal to the youth not to let go of this golden opportunity. There will be no problem in the future:
10% vacancies in CAPF: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it has decided to reserve 10 per cent vacancies for recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles for Agniveers.
Incentives- The ministries of home affairs and defence announced concessions and incentives that will assist Agniveers in their further employment. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the PSUs under his housing and petroleum ministries are working on hiring 'Agniveers' after their four-year service in the armed forces.
Revised Age Limit- The upper age limit for Agniveers has been revised to 23 years.
Reservation- The government has announced a 10% reservation for ‘Agniveers’ in central police forces & Assam Rifles with upper age relaxation. Defence Ministry also came up with a 10% quota which will cover the Coast Guard, defence civilian posts and 16 defence PSUs, which include major ones like Hindustan Aeronautics, Bharat Electronics, as well as four shipyards and 41 ordnance factories.
Selection Process By Air Force Under Agneepath Scheme is to begin from 24th June 2022 onwards as announced by Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.
Notification Release- "Agneepath Recruitment 2022 process is going start from 20th June 2022. The official notification for India Army Bharti will be released on 20th June 2022 at https://joinindianarmy.nic.in and the recruitment process for India Navy will start on 21st June 2022. After that our Army recruitment organisations will declare a detailed schedule of registration and rally"
Training- As per, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, the training of first agniveers will begin this December (in 2022) at the centres.
Shipping ministry announces 6 attractive service opportunities for Agniveers from Indian Navy for a smooth transition into Merchants
AGNIVEER
The youth selected under the Agneepath scheme will be categorised as Agniveers. Agniveers will be offered an opportunity to apply for permanent enrolment in the Armed Forces after a period of 4 years. The youths falling in the age group of 17.5 years to 23 years (revised upper age limit) who favour patriotism, teamwork, enhancement of physical fitness, ingrained loyalty to the country and availability of trained personnel to boost national security in times of external threats, internal threats and natural disasters can apply through Agneepath Yojna to become Agniveers.
Agneepath Scheme- Broad Objectives
The broad objectives of the Agnipath/Agneepath Scheme are-
1. To enhance the youthful profile of the Armed Forces so that they are at their fighting best at all times with increased risk-taking ability.
2. To imbibe the Armed Forces ethos, courage, commitment, and teamwork in the youth.
3. To provide abilities and qualities such as discipline, motivation, dynamism, and work skills so that youth remains as an asset.
4. To provide an opportunity to the youth who may be keen to serve the Nation in uniform for a short period of time.
5. To attract youth talent among the society to effectively exploit, adopt, and use emerging modern technologies with enhanced technical thresholds of intake while leveraging Technical institutions of the country.
Agneepath Scheme Pros & Cons
With the release of new Agneepath Scheme, there have been some pros & cons which have been discussed as below-
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Agneepath Scheme Vacancy 2022
Through Agneepath Scheme around 46,000 soldiers are to be recruited for the Indian Army, Indian Navy and India Air Force. The detailed and elaborated vacancy distribution will be released shortly by Indian Army. The recruitment of women under the will depend on the needs of the respective services.
Agneepath Scheme Details
Agnipath or Agneepath is a recruitment scheme for the Indian youth who wish to join the Armed Forces. Agnipath scheme, a recruitment process for individuals below the rank of officer, with the goal of deploying fitter, younger troops on the front lines, many of whom will be on four-year contracts. It's a game-changing project that will give the Army, Navy, and Air Force a young image. This scheme entails a recruitment process for individuals below the rank of officer, with the goal of deploying fitter, younger troops on the front lines, many of whom will be on four-year contracts. After four years of service, 25% of the Agniveers will be retained in the regular cadre based on merit, willingness and medical fitness. They will then serve for a full term of another 15 years. While the other 75% of Agniveers will be demobilised, with an exit or “Seva Nidhi '' package of Rs 11-12 lakh,
Agneepath Scheme Indian Army Education Qualification
The education qualification for each department has been tabulated as below-
| Department | Education Qualification |
| Soldier General Duty | SSLC/Matric with 45% marks in aggregate.No%required if higher qualification. |
| Soldier Technical | 10+2/Intermediate exam Non-Matricpassed in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English. Now eight age for higher qualification. |
| SoldierClerk / StoreKeeper Technical | 10+2/Intermediate exam passed in any stream(Arts, Commerce, Science)with 50% marks in aggregate and min40% in each subject. Weight age for higher qualification. |
| Soldier Nursing Assistant | 10+2/Intermediate exam passed in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with min 50% mark sin aggregate and min40% in each subject. Now eight age for higher qualification. |
| Soldier Tradesman | |
| (i) GeneralDuties | Non -Matric |
| (ii) Specified Duties | Non-Matric |
Agneepath Scheme Indian Army Age Limit
The candidates who are under the age group of 17.5 years to 23 years (revised) are eligible to have an advantage of Agneepath Scheme for Indian Army Recruitment 2022.
| Category | Age Limit |
| Department | 17.5 to 23 years |
| Soldier Technical | |
| SoldierClerk / StoreKeeper Technical | |
| Soldier Nursing Assistant | |
| Soldier Trades man | |
| (i) GeneralDuties | |
| (ii) SpecifiedDuties |
Agneepath Yojna Salary
Agniveers will be given an attractive customised monthly package along with Risk and Hardship allowances as applicable in the three services. On completion of their engagement period of 4 years, Agniveers will be paid one time ‘Seva Nidhi’ package of Rs 11.71 Lakh which shall comprise their contribution including accrued interest thereon and matching contribution from the Government equal to the accumulated amount of their contribution including interest as indicated below. The salary for Agniveers in the 1st year will be around Rs. 4.76 lakh per annum which increases to Rs. 6.92 lakh per annum for the final year. Check monthly package, in-hand salary, contribution to Agniveer Corpus Fund and corpus fund by GoI from below tabular data.
The ‘Seva Nidhi’ will be exempt from Income Tax.
| Agneepath Scheme Salary - All figures in Rs (Monthly Contribution) | ||||
| Year | Customised Package (Monthly) | In Hand (70%) | Contribution to Agniveer Corpus Fund (30%) | Contribution to corpus fund by GoI |
| 1st Year | Rs. 30000 | Rs. 21000 | Rs. 9000 | Rs. 9000 |
| 2nd Year | Rs. 33000 | Rs. 23100 | Rs. 9900 | Rs. 9900 |
| 3rd Year | Rs. 36500 | Rs. 25580 | Rs. 10950 | Rs. 10950 |
| 4th Year | Rs. 40000 | Rs. 28000 | Rs. 12000 | Rs. 12000 |
| Total contribution to Agniveer Corpus Fund after four years- Rs 5.02 Lakh | ||||
| Exit After 4 years- Rs 11.71 Lakh as Seva Nidhi Package (Including, interest accumulated on the above amount as per the applicable interest rates would also be paid) | ||||
Agneepath Scheme Protests
Thousands of youngsters, who are staging protests in parts of Bihar, UP, Uttarakhand and Haryana, are demanding an immediate rollback of the scheme. Protests against the Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme continued in several parts of the country for the third day on Friday. The protests are carried as the radical scheme to recruit the bulk of soldiers for only four years will hit the professionalism, regimental ethos and fighting spirit of the Army. The protests, which started in Bihar, have now spread to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Some Highlights of the Agneepath Scheme Protests going around the country are as follows-
◙ Schools in Jharkhand will remain shut on Monday in view of the bandh called over the Agnipath recruitment scheme ◙ 35 WhatsApp groups are banned for spreading fake news on the scheme, say govt sources ◙ 9 arrested, and at least 8 detained in 3 UP districts over anti-Agnipath protests. ◙ Eastern Railway cancels, reschedules several trains due to ‘Agnipath' protests ◙ Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday slammed the Bihar's ruling allies JD(U) and BJP for "fighting" with each other over violent protests by job aspirants for the armed forces against the Centre's newly introduced 'Agnipath' scheme. ◙ Defence Ministry Officals says- No rollback of Agnipath scheme and if any FIR is filed against aspirant they won't be able to join. ◙ MoS Ajay Bhatt terms Agnipath scheme as 'golden opportunity' for youth, slams Opposition for provocative statements ◙ BJP's Gopal Narayan Singh hails Agnipath scheme, lashes out at Bihar govt for 'failing' to control law and order amid protests ◙ Congress's Priyanka GV on Agnipath scheme- This scheme will kill the youth of the country, will finish Army... Please see the intent of this govt and topple it. Bring a govt that is true to the nation, protects country's assets. I urge you to do peaceful protest but don't stop. ◙ Agnipath scheme has left India's youth feeling dejected: Mayawati ◙ In 3 days around 620 people have been arrested and 130 FIRs have been registered. 140 people have been arrested. ◙ Centre provides 'Y' category security by CRPF to 10 BJP leaders in Bihar including Deputy CMs & MLAs. ◙ Haryana sees more protests against Agnipath, railway station damaged in Punjab. Over 50 youths, with their faces covered and some carrying sticks, barged into the railway station complex and broke ticket counters and glass panes in Jalandhar ◙ Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil says "The violent protests against Agnipath, the Centre's new military recruitment scheme, are politically motivated and registration of criminal cases against those indulging in arson and damaging public property will make it "extremely difficult" for them to get jobs in future" ◙ Congress leaders will sit on Satyagraha against the government’s Agnipath scheme on 19th June 2022 from 11 am onwards at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi ◙ Chief secretaries of all states alerted by Union home ministry about the on going agitation against Agnipath scheme ◙ Chirag Paswan, the Lok Sabha MP from Jamui, came on the streets of Patna and started the peaceful march along with his supporters from his residence at SK Puri and they were intercepted at Hartali Mor on Bailey road. ◙ 369 trains were cancelled due to Agnipath protests. 241 trains cancelled in Bihar, Taregna station vandalised ◙ Hundreds of protestors in Rajasthan against Agnipath. Hundreds of youths protested against the Agnipath scheme at various places in Rajasthan including Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jhunjhunu, and blocked the Jaipur-Delhi Highway in Alwar briefly. ◙ Punjab's Ludhiana railway station was vandalised by agitators, and 8-10 persons were arrested. ◙ Plea in SC for SIT probe into violent protests against Agnipath scheme, damage to properties ◙ Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann claims Agnipath scheme will 'dilute' Army's fighting ability; demands its rollback ◙ AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) MP Raghav Chadha writes to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, requesting him for "roll-back and re-deliberation" of the Agneepath Scheme announced by the Central Government. ◙ Thirteen trains, including two Shatabdi Express trains, scheduled to leave from Howrah and other stations in West Bengal on Saturday, have been cancelled due to Agnipath protests. ◙ NER cancelled 34 express trains, terminated two before their destination and has halted 19 trains on track due to violent protest. ◙ Widespread protests against the “Agnipath” scheme broke out in Rohtak and other parts of the state, with farmers’ organisations and khap panchayats joining the stir. ◙ Gurgaon has issued Prohibitory orders under S -144 CrPC. ◙ A total of 200 train services have been affected due to the ongoing agitation; 35 train services stand cancelled while 13 have been short terminated, throughout the country. |
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