🚨 The Big Story:
Govt’s big employment push
🔴 The government has unveiled its new ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruiting soldiers, or ‘Agniveers’, across the three services. The scheme, the government said, comes into effect immediately and will create “a much more youthful and technically adept war fighting force by ensuring a fine balance between youthful and experienced personnel” in the armed forces.
🔴 What is it? Under the new scheme, around 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers will be recruited annually, and most will leave the service in just four years. Of the total annual recruits, only 25 per cent will be allowed to continue for another 15 years under permanent commission. The move will make the permanent force levels much leaner for the over 13-lakh strong armed forces in the country.
🔴 Salaries and pensions: The scheme will help cut the salary and pension…
