By PTI
NEW DELHI: The operational effectiveness of the armed forces will improve with the rollout of the “Agnipath” scheme because the risk-taking functionality of the personnel to be recruited below it will be increased due to their youthful age profile, officers mentioned on Wednesday.
The authorities unveiled the scheme on Tuesday for the recruitment of troopers within the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, largely on a four-year short-term contractual foundation, in a serious overhaul of the decades-old choice course of.
Under the scheme, children between the ages of 17 and a half and 21 years will probably be inducted into the three providers.
After the completion of the four-year tenure, the scheme gives for retaining 25 per cent of the recruits for normal service.
“The operational effectiveness of the armed forces will be enhanced by this scheme. By having a younger profile, which is more fighting fit with less encumbrances, it is expected that the risk-taking capability of these personnel would be higher,” a senior official mentioned.
Lieutenant General Anil Puri, Additional Secretary within the Department of Military Affairs, on Tuesday mentioned the brand new recruitment scheme is about to convey down the common age of a soldier from the present 32 years to 24-26 years in six to seven years.
The officers mentioned the current sample of choice within the armed forces is just not being modified with the introduction of the scheme.
They mentioned the one change that’s occurring is within the phrases and circumstances of the service.
“As all of you are aware, the three services have well-established selection centres spread over the country, which have enabled them to recruit people from even the remotest part of the nation,” an official mentioned.
“Since these very selection centres would continue to undertake the responsibility of recruiting personnel, we expect that the all-India representation would not be affected by the introduction of the scheme,” he added.
The officers mentioned the Indian Army will retain the regimental system, as the brand new scheme envisages choosing the right of the “Agniveers”.
“We shall be retaining the regimental system since the scheme envisages selecting the best of the “Agniveers” and only those who proved their mettle, the cohesiveness of the unit would be ensured by these personnel,” the official mentioned.
“Further, these aspects would be focussed upon and accentuated by the training received once the Agniveer reaches the unit,” he mentioned.
The officers mentioned with the infusion of expertise and revamping of the coaching programme, the armed forces would make sure that the personnel inducted below the scheme have the identical talent units which are required to satisfy the operational challenges.
“Since the training standards are clearly defined, and monitored by the highest authorities in the armed forces, it would be ensured that the ‘Agniveers’ meet the highest professional standards,” mentioned the official cited above.
The personnel to be inducted below the Agnipath scheme can be often known as “Agniveers”.
The armed forces will recruit 46,000 “Agniveers” this 12 months below the scheme.
The month-to-month wage of an “Agniveer” within the first 12 months of employment can be Rs 30,000 and the in-hand quantity can be Rs 21,000 as Rs 9,000 would go to a corpus with an equal contribution from the federal government.
Subsequently, the month-to-month wage within the second, third and fourth 12 months will probably be Rs 33,000, Rs 36,500 and Rs 40,000.
Each “Agniveer” will get an quantity of Rs 11.71 lakh because the “Seva Nidhi Package” and it will likely be exempted from revenue tax.
The recruitment course of below the Agnipath scheme would begin in 90 days.
The scheme can be anticipated to chop the ballooning wage and pensions payments of the armed forces as there will probably be no entitlement to gratuity and pensionary advantages.
The new recruits will probably be offered a non-contributory life insurance coverage cowl of Rs 48 lakh at some stage in their engagement interval within the armed forces, in response to the defence ministry.
The four-year tenure below the brand new scheme will embody a coaching interval of round two-and-a-half months to 6 months.
The Navy will recruit 3,000 out of the full 46,000 ‘Agniveers’ to be recruited this 12 months below the Agnipath scheme unveiled by the central authorities, Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Commander-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command mentioned on Wednesday.
Talking to reporters, Singh mentioned the variety of recruits will improve based mostly on the sanctioned energy of the Navy.
“The scheme is new and we’ve got to adapt ourselves to it.
The Navy goes to recruit 3,000 (personnel) within the first 12 months, the Air Force will recruit 3,500, whereas the Army will recruit 40,000.
That’s the quantity for the primary 12 months.
“As the service requirement is there, the number will keep on increasing,” Singh mentioned, noting that the sanctioned energy won’t come down.
Singh mentioned the scheme is a good alternative for the youth because the talent set and publicity they get will probably be “life-changing and add value to their careers”.
With the brand new scheme, there will probably be no lack of coaching as being perceived, he mentioned.
“Sailors do a basic training and then go for a specialised training. Whosoever is re-enrolled has already done four years in the Navy. He/she will get the same technical training. So there will be no loss of training as such (as) what is being perceived,” Singh added.
The authorities on Tuesday unveiled the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for the recruitment of troopers within the Army, Navy and the Air Force on a short-term contractual foundation for 4 years to make sure a youthful profile of the armed forces.
The youths recruited below the scheme will probably be often known as ‘Agniveers’.
After completion of the four-year tenure, 25 per cent of the recruits from every particular batch can be supplied common service.
Under the scheme, round 46,000 troopers will probably be recruited this 12 months between the ages of 17 and a half years and 21 years into the three providers, the defence ministry mentioned.
After completion of the four-year tenure of the recruits, the scheme gives for retaining 25 per cent of every particular batch for normal service, based mostly on organisational necessities and insurance policies promulgated by the armed forces infrequently.
The month-to-month wage of an ‘Agniveer’ within the first 12 months of employment can be Rs 30,000 and the in-hand quantity can be Rs 21,000 as Rs 9,000 would go to a corpus and the federal government will make an equal contribution per thirty days.
Subsequently, the month-to-month wage within the second, third and fourth 12 months will probably be Rs 33,000, Rs 36,500 and Rs 40,000 respectively.
Each ‘Agniveer’ will get an quantity of Rs 11.71 lakh because the ‘Seva Nidhi Package’ and it will likely be exempted from the revenue tax.
The scheme can be anticipated to chop the ballooning wage and pensions payments of the armed forces as there will probably be no entitlement to gratuity and pensionary advantages.
Keeping in thoughts the long run profession prospects of ‘Agniveers’, the Ministry of Education (MoE) will launch a particular three-year skill-based bachelor diploma programme for such defence personnel which is able to acknowledge the talent coaching acquired by them throughout their tenure within the defence institutions, officers mentioned on Wednesday.
The diploma programme supplied by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)will probably be recognised each in India and overseas for employment and training.
Army, Navy and Air Force will signal a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IGNOU for implementation of the scheme, the officers mentioned.
The Centre on Tuesday unveiled a “transformative” scheme known as ‘Agnipath’ for the recruitment of troopers within the Army, the Navy and the Air Force largely on a short-term contractual foundation to chop the ballooning wage and pension payments and allow a youthful profile of the armed forces.
Under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, Indian youth will probably be offered a possibility to serve within the armed forces as ‘Agniveer’.
After completion of the four-year tenure of the recruits, the scheme gives for retaining 25 per cent of every particular batch for normal service, based mostly on organisational necessities and insurance policies promulgated by the armed forces infrequently.
“The diploma programme will acknowledge in-service coaching acquired by Agniveers as credit for commencement and can open up alternatives for them to pursue civilian careers of their selection.
Under the programme, 50 per cent of the credit required for a graduate diploma will come from talent coaching — each technical and non-technical, acquired by the Agniveers,” a senior MoE official mentioned.
“The remaining 50 per cent credits will come from a basket of courses that cover a wide variety of subjects like languages, Economics, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Mathematics, Education, Commerce, Tourism, Vocational Studies, Agriculture, ‘Jyotish’ and ability enhancement courses on Environmental Studies and English Communication Skills,” the official added.
The programme is aligned with the norms of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the National Credit Framework and National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) as mandated below the brand new National Education Policy (NEP).
The framework of the programme has been duly recognised by involved regulatory our bodies — All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) and UGC.
“It also has provisions for multiple exit points –undergraduate certificate on successful completion of first year courses, undergraduate diploma on successful completion of first and second year courses and degree on completion of all the courses in three-year timeframe,” the official mentioned.
“The degree will be awarded by IGNOU as per UGC nomenclature — BA, BCom, BA (Vocational), BA (Tourism Management) — and will be recognised both in India and abroad for employment and education,” he mentioned.
