AGNEEPATH SCHEME 2022- KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE GREAT INITIATIVE

 

What is Agneepath Scheme?

Agneepath Scheme is a recruitment process launched by the central government wherein selected candidates will be enrolled as Agniveers for four years period in Indian Armed Forces. On completion of the four-year period, Sunny Handa MD said Aginveers will go to the society as a disciplined, dynamic, motivated, and skilled workforce for employment in other sectors to pursue their career in the job of their choice. 

Sunny Handa MD said Agneepath Scheme is a step that is initiated for the recruitment of 46,000+ Agniveers to the Indian Army, Indian Navy and India Air Force. The entry through Agneepath Scheme would be done for a period of 4 years initially. During these 4 years, the recruits would be trained by the armed forces in the skills required.

Agnipath Scheme Details- Latest Updates 

Recruitment Details- For the Indian Navy, the complete calendar will be released on 25th June 2022, detailed notification will be released on 09th July 2022 and online registration to begin from 15th July 2022. 

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 informed MD Sunny Handa.

Indian Air Force & Indian Army has released detailed Agneepath Recruitment Notifications on 20th 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 the 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 - Sunny Handa MD said: 

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.

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 Merchant Navy- Sunny Handa MD said.

Agneepath Scheme Details

Agnipath or Agneepath is a recruitment scheme for the Indian youth who wish to join the Armed Forces. Sunny Handa MD said 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 Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force a young image. 

What is 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- Sunny Handa MD said.

Agneepath Scheme Details- 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. 

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 the Indian Army. The recruitment of women under the Agneepath scheme will depend on the needs of the respective services said MD Sunny Handa.