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Agnipath Scheme Nation

AGNIVEER: KEY FEATURES

Agniveers will

get benefits.

In the first year, income will
be about 4.76 lakh rupees.
By the fourth year, it will
increase to Rs. 6.92 lakh.
Service Fund-approx Rs.
11.71 lakh (tax free)
Life Insurance-Rs 48 lakh
(no contribution required)

Compensation in case
of death: An amount
exceeding Rs. 1 crore.
Other Allowances: Other
allowances related to risk
and hardship, as applicable.
Compensation in case
of disability: A one-time
ex-gratia compensation of Agniveers will be recruited like this.
Rs.15/25/44 lakh will be Age: 17.5-21 years old |Service Time: 4 years, including training
given for disability on the The maximum age limit will be done on the basis of
basis of 50%/75%/100% for recruitment has been merit across the country.
percentage of disability as increased to 23 years in
determined by the medical 2022. The process of recruitment
of Agniveers in all three
officer. The educational qualification wings of army has started
Agniveer Kaushal and physical and medical 40,000 youths will be
Certificate: Help in job fitness will be determined recruited in 2022. The figure
search after discharge. by the respective services will rise to 1.2 lakhs.
recruitment. This recruitment

basis. The need now is to lower the average age Aside from that, technology is evolving, and we will
of soldiers and strengthen armies with youth require young soldiers who are already capable of
power. For this, an Agnipath scheme has been fighting modern battles, because youth are more
launched. comfortable with technology. This new jawan

There has been much debate over the years about recruitment scheme will strike a balance between
how to implement this change. In addition to the these two things.
three services, the first CDS General of the Indian The age limit for army recruitment was previously
Army, Bipin Rawat, was involved in the plan's set at minimum 17.5 years and maximum 21
finalisation. The recruitment of soldiers in all years, and no changes in it have been made in
countries has also been studied for this purpose. the Agnipath scheme. However, recruitment

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