Mahindra Group Welcomes Opportunity To Recruit ‘Agniveers’: Anand Mahindra

Mumbai: Businessman Anand Mahindra on Monday assured employment to ‘Agniveers’ in his company. Taking to Twitter, Anand said he is saddened by the violence around the Agnipath program. “Saddened by the violence around the Agneepath program.

“When the scheme was mooted last year I stated and I repeat-the discipline and skills Agniveers gain will make them eminently employable. The Mahindra Group welcomes the opportunity to recruit such trained, capable young people,” he said in a tweet.

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Following the Agneepath scheme, which allows Indian youth to serve in the regular cadre of the armed forces for a period of four years, was announced on June 14, protests erupted in various states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand and Assam.

As the agitation intensified in some places, protesters torched vehicles and torched vehicles damaging both private and public properties. A total of 46,000 firefighters will be recruited this year, but a top military official said it will increase to 1.25 lakh in the near future. The entry age for all new recruits in the Armed Forces has been fixed at 17.5 to 21 years.

However, after protests, the central government announced to increase in the upper age limit for Agnivera’s recruitment from 21 years to 23 years for the 2022 recruitment cycle as it has not been possible to recruit during the last two years.

While the government maintains that the ‘Agneepath’ scheme gives a golden opportunity to the youth to join the defence system and serve the country, the Congress had said that the recruitment policy is controversial, has many risks, long-standing traditions and destroys ethos. Armed Forces and there is no guarantee that the soldiers recruited under this scheme will be better trained and motivated to defend the country.

Agniveers will be enrolled for a service duration of 4 years including the training period. After four years, only 25 per cent of the Agniveers will be retained or re-enlisted in the regular cadre based on merit, willingness and medical fitness. These 25 per cent Agniveers will then serve for a full term of another 15 years.

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