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Addressing the state level International Yoga Day celebrations in Bhiwani. The CM said that ‘Agnivar’ would be absorbed into the Group C services and police force of the state.
Meanwhile, the three service chiefs on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi separately and briefed him about their plans to implement the Agneepath scheme and related issues in the backdrop of the ongoing protests against the new policy for military recruitment. . It is learned that Army Chief General Manoj Pandey, Air Chief Marshal VR Choudhary and Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar apprised Modi about the overall induction process and the steps being taken by them for the successful rollout of the scheme. There was no official comment on the meetings.
The Center has been strongly defending the scheme, saying the “transformative reform” measure for recruitment in the armed forces will provide an opportunity to the youth to serve the country. The meeting between the prime minister and the army chiefs came hours after three services, which said the Agneepath scheme would not make any changes to the existing system of recruitment for soldiers and would not affect their operational preparedness at all.
The scheme, announced on June 14, has a provision to recruit youth in the age group of 17-and-a-half to 21 years for a period of four years, of which 25 per cent is to be retained for 15 more years. For 2022, the upper age limit has been increased to 23 years.
“There will be no change in the recruitment process. Additional Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Lt Gen Anil Puri said that what happened five years ago, what happened earlier will continue. He said that the recruits would be eligible for gallantry awards under this scheme and it was being started so that the armed forces could attract the best talent.
At the briefing, top officials of the three services announced a detailed schedule of the recruitment process, stating that there would be no compromise on the quality of training to be given to “Agnivars”, although the duration of their training period would be suppressed. “The combat capability and readiness of the Indian Air Force is non-negotiable. The Indian Air Force and the government will do everything that is required to keep us combat-worthy and battle-ready,” said Air Marshal SK Jha, the air officer in charge of personnel.
Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the Navy’s recruitment calendar was fixed for June 25, but now it will start from June 22. Online registration will start from 1st July.
Lt Gen Puri said that the Agneepath scheme will give strength to the armed forces. Air Marshal Jha said there is “absolutely no change” in the Indian Air Force’s recruitment process, entry-level qualifications, examination syllabus and medical standards under the Agneepath scheme. “All enrollments in the Indian Air Force will be through Agniveer Vayu only,” he said.
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