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Indian Industrialist Offers Jobs to Youths Protesting Against Newly Proposed Army Recruitment Scheme
Indian Industrialist Offers Jobs to Youths Protesting Against Newly Proposed Army Recruitment Scheme
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The Indian Defense Ministry unveiled a new recruitment scheme - "Agnipath" (Path of Fire) - on 14 June for young people hoping to join the armed forces. But... 20.06.2022, Sputnik International
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A prominent Indian industrialist, Anand Mahindra, announced on Monday that his business group would recruit people after they were trained under the federal government's new military recruitment scheme "Agnipath".He made the announcement as widespread protests were taking place in a multiplicity of places against Agnipath.Stating that he is saddened by recent incidents of violence, the industrialist said that the discipline and skills acquired by Agniveers - the name given to those who join the Indian Army under the new scheme - would make them "eminently employable".Soon after he made the offer, various social media users praised Mahindra. One of them, however, wanted to know what sort of positions Agniveers would be eligible for.Mahindra replied that the training of Agniveers would help them in “covering the full spectrum”.Under the Agnipath scheme, young adults aged between 17-and-a-half and 21 will be recruited by the Indian Army for a four-year stint. It was also said that after completion of their term, a quarter of them would be retained. The government aims to recruit 46,000 soldiers this year under the scheme.The soldiers will get a fixed salary of $380 per month, of which approximately $130 will be paid after the end of their service in the fourth year. However, they do not qualify for pensions or social security coverage as past recruits did.Massive protests broke out across the country, opposing the scheme. A few days later, the government made some amendments in the scheme, raising the upper age limit to 23 years.The government also stressed that the intake in the armed forces in the coming years would be around triple the present recruitment, with several avenues also opening for those who had been demobilized after four years.
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Indian Industrialist Offers Jobs to Youths Protesting Against Newly Proposed Army Recruitment Scheme
10:09 GMT 20.06.2022 (Updated: 12:42 GMT 06.08.2022) The Indian Defense Ministry unveiled a new recruitment scheme - "Agnipath" (Path of Fire) - on 14 June for young people hoping to join the armed forces. But soon massive protests erupted in several parts of the country, as demonstrators demanded that the scheme which offers only a four-year contracts rather than 15 years as before, be extended.
A prominent Indian industrialist, Anand Mahindra, announced on Monday that his business group would recruit people after they were trained under the federal government's new military recruitment scheme "Agnipath".
He made the announcement as
widespread protests were taking place in a multiplicity of places against Agnipath.
Stating that he is saddened by recent incidents of violence, the industrialist said that the discipline and skills acquired by Agniveers - the name given to those who join the
Indian Army under the new scheme - would make them "eminently employable".
Soon after he made the offer, various social media users praised Mahindra. One of them, however, wanted to know what sort of positions Agniveers would be eligible for.
Mahindra replied that the training of Agniveers would help them in “covering the full spectrum”.
Under the Agnipath scheme, young adults aged between 17-and-a-half and 21
will be recruited by the Indian Army for a four-year stint. It was also said that after completion of their term, a quarter of them would be retained. The government aims to recruit 46,000 soldiers this year under the scheme.
The soldiers will get a fixed salary of $380 per month, of which approximately $130 will be paid after the end of their service in the fourth year. However, they do not qualify for pensions or social security coverage as past recruits did.
Massive protests broke out across the country, opposing the scheme. A few days later, the government made some amendments in the scheme, raising the upper age limit to 23 years.
The government also stressed that the intake in the armed forces in the coming years would be around triple the present recruitment, with several avenues also opening for those who had been demobilized after four years.
