The Agneepath Bharti Program is an army recruiting programme for Indian citizens. This Scheme is intended to recruit personnel for Army, Navy and Airforce. This Plan will be introduced by the Indian government shortly. The term “tour of duty” has recently received a lot of attention in the Indian armed services.
The Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, provides for the recruitment of youths in the age bracket of 17-and-half to 21 years in the armed forces for only four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years
On Saturday, the MHA had also announced a three-year age relaxation beyond the prescribed upper age limit for Agniveers for recruitment in CAPF and Assam Rifles.
According to the announcement, the upper age limit for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) - inclusive of Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Security Guard (NSG) and Special Protection Group (SPG) - will now stand at 26 years.
Further, the first batch of Agniveers will avail a relaxation of five years beyond the upper age limit of 23, taking it to 28 years.
The latest set of announcements by the MHA are aimed at 75% of the Agniveers who will be demobilised after serving in the armed forces for four years.
Earlier on Thursday, the government had increased the upper-age limit for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme to 23 years from 21 years for the year 2022.
"Cognisant of the fact that it has not been possible to undertake the recruitment during the last two years, the government has decided that a one-time waiver shall be granted for the proposed recruitment cycle for 2022," according to a statement issued by the defence ministry.
"Accordingly, the upper age limit for the recruitment process for Agnipath scheme for 2022 is increased to 23 years," the statement said.
Agniveers are expected to enjoy many benefits under this scheme. In the first year of service, candidates will be given 30,000 per month as their salary which will be later increased up to 40,000 by the end of the service. However, only 70 % of the salary will be given in hand rest of 30 % will be deducted for the “Seva Nidhi” package. This package will remain free from taxes.
After four years of service, Agniveers will be given a “Seva Nidhi” package of 11.71 Lakh. This is the sum of their deducted salary along with the equal contribution of the government with interest. During the four years of service, Agniveers will be provided life insurance of 48 lakhs and 1 crore will be given to the family in case of death.
Apart from financial benefits, candidates can generate skills like discipline, physical fitness, teamwork, etc. They will be awarded the certification of their training that will be helpful in other future aspects.
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The Agneepath Bharti Program is an army recruiting programme for Indian citizens. This Scheme is intended to recruit personnel for Army, Navy and Airforce. This Plan will be introduced by the Indian government shortly. The term “tour of duty” has recently received a lot of attention in the Indian armed services.
The Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, provides for the recruitment of youths in the age bracket of 17-and-half to 21 years in the armed forces for only four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years
On Saturday, the MHA had also announced a three-year age relaxation beyond the prescribed upper age limit for Agniveers for recruitment in CAPF and Assam Rifles.
According to the announcement, the upper age limit for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) - inclusive of Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Security Guard (NSG) and Special Protection Group (SPG) - will now stand at 26 years.
Further, the first batch of Agniveers will avail a relaxation of five years beyond the upper age limit of 23, taking it to 28 years.
The latest set of announcements by the MHA are aimed at 75% of the Agniveers who will be demobilised after serving in the armed forces for four years.
Earlier on Thursday, the government had increased the upper-age limit for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme to 23 years from 21 years for the year 2022.
"Cognisant of the fact that it has not been possible to undertake the recruitment during the last two years, the government has decided that a one-time waiver shall be granted for the proposed recruitment cycle for 2022," according to a statement issued by the defence ministry.
"Accordingly, the upper age limit for the recruitment process for Agnipath scheme for 2022 is increased to 23 years," the statement said.
Agniveers are expected to enjoy many benefits under this scheme. In the first year of service, candidates will be given 30,000 per month as their salary which will be later increased up to 40,000 by the end of the service. However, only 70 % of the salary will be given in hand rest of 30 % will be deducted for the “Seva Nidhi” package. This package will remain free from taxes.
After four years of service, Agniveers will be given a “Seva Nidhi” package of 11.71 Lakh. This is the sum of their deducted salary along with the equal contribution of the government with interest. During the four years of service, Agniveers will be provided life insurance of 48 lakhs and 1 crore will be given to the family in case of death.
Apart from financial benefits, candidates can generate skills like discipline, physical fitness, teamwork, etc. They will be awarded the certification of their training that will be helpful in other future aspects.