Agnipath scheme: Women will be allowed to apply in recruitment of soldiers
- IBEF
- June 15, 2022
On Tuesday, June 14 2022, India introduced the Agnipath scheme, a new system for recruiting personnel in the Army, Navy, and Air Force, primarily on a short-term contractual basis, to reduce the country's increasing wage and pension expense
Under the Agnipath scheme, Indian youth will be allowed to serve in the armed forces as 'Agniveers'. The scheme aims to reduce the salary and pension bills of the three services, increasing rapidly.
Women would be enrolled into the armed forces through Agnipath, a new scheme for defence recruitment, said Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff.
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