Agnipath scheme: Govt raises upper age to 23 for this year after protests - The Indian Express

The Central Government had unveiled Agnipath on Tuesday under which most soldiers will leave service in just four years -- 45,000 to 50,000 aspirants will be recruited annually but only 25 per cent will be allowed to continue for another 15 years under perman…
With key NDA ally JD(U) leading calls for an immediate review of Agnipath, the new short-term recruitment policyfor the Armed Forces, after violent protests seeking a rollback erupted in several stat… [+7669 chars] Read More