JAMMU, October 7: An Indian Army recruitment rally for Agniveers began in Jammu\u2019s Samba district on Friday.
Thousands of candidates participated in the rally. Rohit Singh, a candidate for Agniveer recruitment said, \u201cThose who prepared well have been selected. I want to serve the country, am thus opting for the Army.\u201d
The Union Cabinet on June 14 approved a recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the three services of the Armed Forces called \u2018Agnipath\u2019 and the youth selected under this scheme will be known as \u2018Agniveers\u2019.
The Agnipath scheme allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the Armed Forces for a period of four years. The Agnipath scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the Armed Forces.
\u2018Agnipath\u2019 is a pan-India merit-based recruitment scheme for enrolling soldiers, airmen and sailors. The scheme provides an opportunity for youth to serve in the regular cadre of the armed forces. All those recruited under the \u2018Agnipath\u2019 scheme will be called \u2018Agniveers\u2019.
\u2018Agniveers\u2019 will be enrolled for a service duration of 4 years including the training period. After four years, only 25 per cent of the Agniveers will be retained or re-enlisted in the regular cadre based on merit, willingness and medical fitness.
The Agnipath scheme has been brought to strengthen India\u2019s security. The \u2018Agniveers\u2019 will be given a good pay package and an exit retirement package after four years of service. The first four years, served under a contract, are not likely to be considered for the fixation of the final pensionary benefits.
The other 75 per cent \u2018Agniveers\u2019 will be demobilised, with an exit or \u201cSeva Nidhi\u201d package of Rs Rs 11-12 lakh, partly funded by their monthly contributions, as well as skill certificates and bank loans for help in their second careers.
The Indian Army organised a two-month pre-training for youth residents of the villages located at the border areas of Uri subdivision along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Baramulla district of Kashmir for enrolment in the Army under the Agnipath scheme in September.
Earlier on August 14, a similar recruitment rally for the \u2018Agniveers\u2019 began in Haryana\u2019s Hisar, which went on for a few days.
The first-ever examination for the recruitment in Indian Air Force through the new \u2018Agnipath\u2019 recruitment scheme began across the country on July 24 amid tight police security. This exam was conducted in many parts of the country including Delhi, Kanpur and Patna. (Agencies)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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