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Why JD(U) Has Raised Voice Against Agniveer Scheme, About Defence Programme That Faced Backlash
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why JD(U) Has Raised Voice Against Agniveer Scheme, About Defence Programme That Faced Backlash

News 18  

In a visible sign of test for the BJP in its third term, Nitish Kumar’s JD has sought review of the Centre’s Agniveer recruitment scheme for the Army, that saw nationwide protests in June 2022. The individuals, selected for enrolment in the Armed Forces as regular cadre, would be required to serve for a further engagement period of minimum 15 …

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Congress vows to scrap ‘Agnipath’, revert to old military recruitment system if voted to power in LS polls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress vows to scrap ‘Agnipath’, revert to old military recruitment system if voted to power in LS polls

India TV News  

Stepping up its attack on the Centre over the ‘Agnipath’ military recruitment scheme, Congress on Monday vowed to scrap it and reintroduce the old recruitment system if voted to power at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The party also demanded that appointment be given to the about two lakh youngsters who had cleared the recruitment process but …

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EME Centre's outreach programme
1 year, 8 months ago

EME Centre's outreach programme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The 1 EME Centre here organised an Agnipath outreach programme on Tuesday to help spread awareness about the government initiative to include technical qualifications in Agnipath scheme to become Agniveers. The 1 EME Centre took the initiative to propagate and extend outreach for the Agnipath scheme to industrial training institutes and tech training institutes in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. …

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After Agnipath, India is in need of a Nitipath for its civil services
2 years, 3 months ago

After Agnipath, India is in need of a Nitipath for its civil services

Live Mint  

At the heart of India’s inability to deliver basic public services is its chronic inability to address the shortfall in administrative capacity. In the past two decades, political leaders and policy analysts have chosen to side-step the complex problem of administrative reform and instead used innovative methods like privatization, public-private partnerships and technology to deliver public services. The Narendra Modi …

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Applying for Agnipath recruitment after Class 10? Here's good news for you
2 years, 5 months ago

Applying for Agnipath recruitment after Class 10? Here's good news for you

Hindustan Times  

The government is planning to provide Class 12 pass certificates to candidates who join the Armed Forces through Agnipath scheme after completing education till Class 10. 10th pass Agniveers will get 12th certificate after 4 years of service: Centre National Institute of Open Schooling has initiated a special, customised course for Agniveers, which will enable them to get a Class …

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Trade unions in Goa stage protest against Agnipath scheme
2 years, 6 months ago

Trade unions in Goa stage protest against Agnipath scheme

Firstpost  

Panaji: Trade unions in Goa held a symbolic protest here on Friday in support of the nationwide agitation called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha against the Centra’s Agnipath military recruitment scheme. Speaking to reporters, AITUC leader Raju Mangueshkar said that all central trade unions have taken note of the widespread anger and unrest seen in numerous agitations held by the …

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Agnipath protests: Ramdev appeals to youth to not resort to violence
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath protests: Ramdev appeals to youth to not resort to violence

Firstpost  

Dehradun: Yoga guru Ramdev on Monday appealed to the youths protesting the Centre’s Agnipath defence recruitment scheme to not resort to violence, saying burning trains is not the solution to anything. Ramdev performed yoga asanas along with his close aide Acharya Balkrishna and thousands of his followers at Patanjali Yogpeeth on the eve of International Day of Yoga. Separately, Uttarakhand …

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DC EDIT | Storm over ‘Agnipath’: It’s a huge shift, may need tweaks
2 years, 6 months ago

DC EDIT | Storm over ‘Agnipath’: It’s a huge shift, may need tweaks

Deccan Chronicle  

No big change can come unaccompanied by stiff resistance and opposition. As an idea, the Agnipath, in which the Indian Armed Forces would recruit youth between the ages of 17 and 21 years for a period of four years, is a paradigm shift away from tradition. They would be recruited on an all-India level, reducing highly localised regimental recruitment, and …

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Agnipath scheme: Govt releases fact sheet as protests erupt across country
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath scheme: Govt releases fact sheet as protests erupt across country

Live Mint  

As scores of defence job aspirants protest against the Centre's Agnipath scheme, the government has unofficially released a fact sheet on the programme to bust myths and placate the agitators. "In the coming years, recruitment of Agniveers will be around triple of the current recruitment in armed forces," it said. Many former officers of the Indian armed forces had raised …

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Armed Forces aspirants protest in Bihar over Agnipath scheme; disrupt rail, road traffic
2 years, 6 months ago

Armed Forces aspirants protest in Bihar over Agnipath scheme; disrupt rail, road traffic

Firstpost  

Protesters in Bihar’s Jehanabad and Buxar districts blocked the movement of trains on the Patna-Gaya and Patna-Buxar routes by lying down on the railway tracks Protests continue in Bihar for the second consecutive day against the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme for hiring jawans on a short-term contractual basis. Youngsters and armed forces aspirants took to street, burned tyres, vandalised vehicles …

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Three-year Bachelor’s degree programme for Agnipath recruits
2 years, 6 months ago

Three-year Bachelor’s degree programme for Agnipath recruits

The Hindu  

A day after the Cabinet approved the Agnipath scheme for temporary recruitment to the armed forces, the Ministry of Education on Wednesday said it will launch a three-year bachelor’s degree programme that will give credits to serving defence personnel who avail the scheme. The aim is to “enhance the future career prospects of our Agniveers, and equip them for various …

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How's the josh? Why Centre's new Agnipath recruitment programme for soldiers is considered revolutionary
2 years, 6 months ago

How's the josh? Why Centre's new Agnipath recruitment programme for soldiers is considered revolutionary

Firstpost  

The Agnipath scheme, which is being hailed as ‘historic’, will see 46,000 youths being recruited into the Army, Navy and Air Force this year for a period of four years. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force announced the radical and transformative Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces. …

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