IAF’s Agnipath recruitment from June 24, authorities says do not miss ‘golden alternative’

By Online Desk

Amid the rising protests throughout the nation, the Defence Minister stated technique of recruitment underneath the ‘Agnipath’ army recruitment scheme will begin in a “few days”, on Friday and appealed to the youth taking a look at becoming a member of the army to start out getting ready for it.

Singh additionally tried to assuage the issues of younger folks agitating in opposition to the 4-year contractual recruitment plan, saying the brand new mannequin is a “golden opportunity” for these wanting to hitch the nation’s armed forces.

He stated the federal government’s choice to extend the higher age restrict from 21 years to 23 years for recruitment underneath the scheme in 2022 will enable a big variety of youths to hitch the armed forces.

Singh took to Twitter to achieve out to the demonstrators within the backdrop of continued violent protests in a number of states.

One individual was killed in police firing in Secunderabad throughout the protests that raged by means of a number of states for the third day on Friday with trains torched, public property vandalised and lots of hundreds blocking tracks and highways.

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“Due to the lack of recruitment process in the army for the last two years, many youths could not get the opportunity to join the army. Therefore, keeping in mind the future of the youths, on the instructions of Prime Minister @narendramodi, the government has increased the age limit for recruitment of Agniveers from 21 years to 23 years,” Singh stated.

मैं प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi को युवाओं के भविष्य की चिंता करने और उनके प्रति संवेदनशीलता के लिए हृदय से धन्यवाद करता हूँ।

मैं युवाओं से अपील करता हूँ कि सेना में भर्ती की प्रक्रिया कुछ ही दिनों में प्रारम्भ होने जा रही है। वे इसके लिए अपनी तैयारी शुरू करें। 3/3

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 17, 2022

Meanwhile, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari stated, the choice course of by the Indian Air Force for recruitment underneath the Agnipath scheme will begin from June 24.

He additionally stated that elevating the higher age restrict to 23 for induction underneath the Agnipath scheme for the yr 2022 would allow a bigger part of youths to enrol underneath the brand new mannequin of recruitment.

“The government has recently come out with the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for enrolment in the armed forces. The age bracket for the scheme is 17-and-half-years to 21 years. I am pleased to inform that the upper age limit for the first induction has been increased to 23 years,” Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari stated.

“This change would permit a larger section of the youth to enrol Agniveer. The selection process for the Air Force will start from Jun 24,” he stated.

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After the scheme was rolled out, the Army stated it will guarantee an enhanced youthful profile of the pressure and lead to a “discount within the common age from 32 to 26 years over a time frame.

The three service chiefs have additionally strongly backed the scheme and stated it was unveiled after over two years of deliberations.

Military officers stated with the infusion of expertise and revamping of the coaching programme, the armed forces would be sure that the personnel inducted underneath the scheme have the identical talent units that are required to satisfy the operational challenges.

(With inputs from businesses)