Agnipath Scheme Armed Forces

The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the Agnipath scheme, alleging that it has "compromised" national security and "severely disrupted" the armed forces' recruitment processes in India.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu highlighting the "gross injustice" done to the country's youths seeking regular employment in the armed forces due to the Agnipath scheme and urged her to ensure

Citing a new book written by former Army chief General M M Naravane, the Congress alleged on Tuesday that the Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces was "bulldozed" through, "without meaningful consultations".

Indian Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Thursday called the 'Agnipath' scheme a "path-breaking" manpower intake methodology and asserted that it will ensure the youthful profile of the armed forces.

A batch of petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces were today dismissed by the Delhi High Court.

The Delhi High Court today reserved its judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces.

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the petitioners who have challenged the Centre's Agnipath scheme as to which of their rights have been violated and said it was voluntary and those having any problem should not join the armed forces under it.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme will adversely impact the morale of armed forces as he continued his attack on the Centre on a range of issues.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces and asked the Centre to file a reply on a batch of petitions challenging it.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on Wednesday a plea seeking a direction to the armed forces to resume the recruitment process cancelled due to introduction of the Agnipath scheme

The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred PILs pending before it challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces to the Delhi High Court.

The Assam Rifles along with the Indian Army have started a special awareness programme on the Agnipath recruitment scheme to reach out to the youth in remote villages of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur close to the Myanmar border.

A BJP minister in Bihar on Monday claimed that the party's success in by-polls for a couple of Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh was tantamount to a vote for Agnipath the contentious new scheme of recruitment in the armed forces which has triggered

Even as protests have broken out across the country against the Governments Agnipath scheme, which aims to hire young soldiers to be called Agniveers, on a short term basis in all three defence forces, corporates have come forward to offer employment to these recruits once they are relieved from their respective forces.

The last few days have been marked by large scale protests against a new recruitment policy for the armed forces announced by the central government. Called the Agnipath scheme, the government says it will create a more modern and robust force

The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the Agnipath scheme, alleging that it has "compromised" national security and "severely disrupted" the armed forces' recruitment processes in India.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu highlighting the "gross injustice" done to the country's youths seeking regular employment in the armed forces due to the Agnipath scheme and urged her to ensure

Citing a new book written by former Army chief General M M Naravane, the Congress alleged on Tuesday that the Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces was "bulldozed" through, "without meaningful consultations".

Indian Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Thursday called the 'Agnipath' scheme a "path-breaking" manpower intake methodology and asserted that it will ensure the youthful profile of the armed forces.

A batch of petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces were today dismissed by the Delhi High Court.

The Delhi High Court today reserved its judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces.

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the petitioners who have challenged the Centre's Agnipath scheme as to which of their rights have been violated and said it was voluntary and those having any problem should not join the armed forces under it.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme will adversely impact the morale of armed forces as he continued his attack on the Centre on a range of issues.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces and asked the Centre to file a reply on a batch of petitions challenging it.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on Wednesday a plea seeking a direction to the armed forces to resume the recruitment process cancelled due to introduction of the Agnipath scheme

The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred PILs pending before it challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces to the Delhi High Court.

The Assam Rifles along with the Indian Army have started a special awareness programme on the Agnipath recruitment scheme to reach out to the youth in remote villages of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur close to the Myanmar border.

A BJP minister in Bihar on Monday claimed that the party's success in by-polls for a couple of Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh was tantamount to a vote for Agnipath the contentious new scheme of recruitment in the armed forces which has triggered

Even as protests have broken out across the country against the Governments Agnipath scheme, which aims to hire young soldiers to be called Agniveers, on a short term basis in all three defence forces, corporates have come forward to offer employment to these recruits once they are relieved from their respective forces.

The last few days have been marked by large scale protests against a new recruitment policy for the armed forces announced by the central government. Called the Agnipath scheme, the government says it will create a more modern and robust force