Gnipath Scheme Explained News Today

Three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court so far, demanding to stop the implementation of the Agnipath scheme.

Lt Gen Anil Puri said the Agniveers will be given the same allowance and facilities in Siachen or other areas which are given to a regular soldiers.

Ministry of Higher Education has already said that they would develop customised courses for Class 10 pass Agniveers to get Class 12 certificates.

As many as 229 mail express and 254 passenger trains stand cancelled today, while 8 mail express have been partially cancelled.

According to Zee News, commuters should avoid Man Singh road and Akbar road in New Delhi while going to office due to special barricading.

The tri-services media briefing at the Defence Ministry took place hours after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with the chiefs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force on Sunday for the second straight day.

The intake of Agniveers will go up to 1.25 lakhs in near future and will not remain at 46,000 which is the present figure, said Lt. General Anil Puri, Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs.

On June 14, the Union Cabinet approved the Agnipath recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces.

This new plan introduced by the centre was ostensibly launched to curb the skyrocketing pension bills and also to increase the efficiency of the armed forces.

Agnipath salary structure explained: The Agniveer soldiers will get a free insurance cover of Rs 48 lakh for the duration of their service period.