Top military leadership of country say no rollback of Agnipath scheme; Recruitment to begin from June 24

Air Marshal S K Jha has said that the registration process for first batch of Agniveer will start from 24th June in Indian Air Force. 

Addressing a Joint Press Conference of the tri-services in New Delhi yesterday, Air Marshal Jha said, the first batch will be enrolled by December.

Lieutenant General Anil Puri has said that future wars will be different and they will be based on technology. He said, for this the country need different kind of people and they are our India’s youth. Lieutenant General Puri said, we need youth profile because by 2030, 50 per cent of the people in the country will be under the age of 25.

Lieutenant General Anil Puri said, Indian Army’s foundation is the discipline and there is no space for arson, or vandalism. He said, the aspirants will be asked to certify that they were not part of any arson.

Lieutenant General Bansi Ponappa has said that the draft notification for recruitment in Indian Army will be issued today. He said, the recruitment process for term and condition and eligibility criteria has already put on website. Lieutenant General Ponappa said, by December first week, the Indian Army will get the first batch of 25 thousand Agniveers.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi has said that the recruitment process for Indian Navy has been started.