Amid protests towards Agnipath scheme, Mahindra Group announce to recruit Agniveers

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Saddened by the violence across the Agnipath scheme, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra on Monday introduced to recruit “trained and capable” Agniveers. Taking to Twitter, Anand mentioned he’s saddened by the violence across the Agnipath program.

“Saddened by the violence around the Agneepath program. When the scheme was mooted last year I stated and I repeat-the discipline and skills Agniveers gain will make them eminently employable. The Mahindra Group welcomes the opportunity to recruit such trained, capable young people,” he mentioned in a tweet.

After the Agnipath scheme, which permits Indian youths to serve within the common cadre of the Armed Forces for a interval of 4 years, was introduced on June 14, protests erupted in varied states together with Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand and Assam. As the agitation intensified in some locations, protestors went on the rampage setting trains on fireplace, torching autos and damaging each non-public and public properties.

Saddened by the violence across the #Agneepath program. When the scheme was mooted final 12 months I stated-& I repeat-the self-discipline & expertise Agniveers achieve will make them eminently employable. The Mahindra Group welcomes the chance to recruit such educated, succesful younger folks

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 20, 2022

A complete of 46,000 Agniveers can be recruited this 12 months however a high army officer mentioned it’s going to go as much as 1.25 lakhs in close to future. The entry age for all new recruits within the Armed Forces has been fastened as 17.5 to 21 years of age. However, following protests, the Central authorities introduced a rise within the higher age restrict for the recruitment of Agniveers from 21 years to 23 years for the recruitment cycle of 2022 because it has not been doable to undertake the recruitment over the last two years.

While the federal government factors out that the ‘Agnipath’ scheme offers a golden alternative to the youth to affix the defence system and serve the nation, Congress had mentioned the recruitment coverage is controversial, carries a number of dangers, subverts the long-standing traditions and ethos of the armed forces and there’s no assure that the troopers recruited underneath the scheme can be higher educated and motivated to defend the nation.

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Agniveers can be enrolled for a service length of 4 years together with the coaching interval. After 4 years, solely 25 per cent of the Agniveers can be retained or re-enlisted within the common cadre based mostly on benefit, willingness and medical health. These 25 per cent Agniveers will then serve for a full time period of one other 15 years.

As the protests proceed, a senior Army officer on Sunday clarified that the scheme won’t be rolled again and mentioned that it’s the “only progressive step to make the country young”.

Meanwhile, the registration course of for the primary batch of Agniveers underneath the Centre’s new Agnipath recruitment scheme will start on June 24 and the web examination could be held on July 24.

Congress has urged the federal government to maintain the Agnipath scheme in abeyance, maintain vast consultations with serving and retired officers, and handle the problems of high quality, effectivity and financial system with out compromising on any of the three issues.

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Addressing the issues over the way forward for Agniveers and their job safety, the Centre authorised a proposal to order 10 per cent of the job vacancies within the Ministry of Defence for Agniveers assembly requisite eligibility standards and likewise determined to provide precedence to them within the recruitment of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles.

Several state governments like Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka have introduced to provide Agniveers precedence in state authorities jobs.

Protests have disrupted rail companies in a number of elements of the nation. A complete of 491 practice companies have been affected all through the nation as a result of ongoing agitation, knowledgeable railway officers on Sunday.

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