IAF Gets 7.5 Lakh Applications Under Agnipath, Closes Registration

Mumbai: The Indian Air Force (IAF) said it has received nearly 7.5 lakh applications for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme. The registrations, which started on June 24, were closed on Tuesday.

After the scheme was unveiled on June 14, violent protests erupted for nearly a week in several states and various opposition parties demanded its withdrawal.

“The online registration process conducted by IAF towards Agnipath Recruitment Scheme has been completed,” the IAF said on Twitter.

“Compared to 6,31,528 applications in the past, which was the highest in any recruitment cycle, this time 7,49,899 applications have been received,” it added.

Under the Agnipath scheme, people in the age group of 17-and-a-half to 21 years will be inducted into the armed forces for a tenure of four years and 25 per cent of them will be inducted for regular service.

The government, on June 16, raised the upper age limit for recruitment under the scheme from 21 to 23 years for the year 2022 and subsequently announced a series of steps such as preference for ” Agniveers ” in central paramilitary forces. Defense Public Sector Undertakings on his retirement.

Many BJP-ruled states also declared that “Agniveers” — soldiers inducted into the armed forces under the Agnipath scheme — will be accorded priority for recruitment in the state police forces.

The armed forces have said those who have indulged in violent protests and arson against the new recruitment scheme will not be inducted.

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