Agnipath scheme: The Agnipath scheme

The Agnipath scheme , announced in June 2022, has faced opposition from political parties and Armed Forces veterans, highlighting ongoing concerns about its impact on military recruitment and the welfare of soldiers. Copyright © 2019 Join Indian Army, Government of India. All Rights Reserved. AGNIPATH Scheme in the Indian Armed Forces is a scheme wherein selected candidates will be enrolled as Agniveers for a four years period. On completion of the four year period, Agniveers will go to the society as disciplined, dynamic, motivated and skilled work force for employment in other sectors to pursue their career in job of their choice. Based on organisational requirement and policies promulgated by the Armed Forces, Agniveers after completing their engagement period will be offered ... The AGNIPATH scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the Armed Forces. It will provide an opportunity to the youth who may be keen to don the uniform by attracting young talent from the society who are more in tune with contemporary technological trends and plough back skilled, disciplined and motivated manpower into the society.