Agnipath scheme: Scheme to hire Agniveers will ensure youthful profile of armed forces: Army chief

Indian Military Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Thursday known as the ‘Agnipath’ scheme a “path-breaking” manpower consumption methodology and asserted that it’ll make sure the youthful profile of the armed forces. Beneath the Agnipath scheme, which was launched in 2022, troopers are enrolled as Agniveers by the armed forces for 4 years. They will then return to society and take up jobs in different sectors to pursue a profession of their alternative.

“Within the human useful resource administration area, the introduction of the Agniveer (Agnipath) scheme has been a path-breaking manpower consumption and administration methodology. This can make sure the youthful profile and convey extra technologically tailored and oriented troopers into ranks and file,” stated the Military chief.

Gen Pande was talking on the convocation and scroll presentation ceremony on the School of Navy Engineering in Pune. He stated the scheme additionally ensures that the “better of the very best” are retained as core manpower of the armed forces.

Gen Pande stated that the combination of Agniveers into the items and subunits is the important thing as their evaluation and retention in service relies solely on benefit.

“You all are going to be necessary stakeholders on the grassroots in your items. I would like you to supply skilled management and mentorship each as anticipated from a superb sub-unit commander,” he stated whereas addressing the graduate officers. The highest defence official stated that the Indian Military has embarked upon the trail of transformation since final one yr. The necessity for the transformation has accrued 4 key drivers resembling unprecedented tendencies within the geo-strategic panorama, the limitless potential of harmful know-how, the altering character of conflict and profound adjustments within the socio-economic state of affairs, he stated.

“In an effort to handle these imperatives to have an effect on the altering design, we carried out a metamorphosis highway map a yr in the past. We now have made good progress and good beginnings to make sure continued focus and impetus throughout all huge pillars of the transformation highway map,” he stated.