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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that many youths have crossed the upper age limit due to non-conduction of army recruitment for two years. year is done.
The Defense Ministry of the Central Government had taken a big decision on Tuesday, changing the recruitment rules of the Indian Army. Under which Rajnath Singh announced the Agnipath scheme in the presence of the chiefs of the three armies. After the announcement of which there were demonstrations against the scheme in many cities of the country on Thursday. After which the Ministry of Defense changed the rules of the Agneepath scheme late on Thursday night and changed the maximum age limit for recruitment to two years. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has issued a clarification regarding this change on Friday. He said that due to Corona, this has been increased in the age limit to give opportunities to the youth who have been waiting for army recruitment for the last two years.
He said that many youths have crossed the upper age limit as army recruitment is not conducted for two years, to provide them an opportunity to be recruited under Agneepath scheme, the central government has raised the upper age limit to 23 years. Is.
Relaxation in upper age limit for only one time
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, while giving an exclusive interview to news agency ANI, said that the benefit of relaxation of two years in the upper age limit will be available only once. With this decision, those youth who have crossed the age limit due to non-conduct of recruitment for two years will automatically be eligible for recruitment under Agneepath scheme. He said that the Agneepath scheme will provide a golden opportunity to the youth coming to the defense sector to serve the country.
Youth up to 23 years will be able to apply in the first recruitment
Under this decision of the central government, for the first time the recruitment will come under the Agniveer scheme, youth up to 23 years will be able to apply. In fact, during the announcement, the age limit under the Agneepath scheme was fixed from seventeen and a half years to 21 years. Under which only youth could apply for recruitment up to a maximum of 21 years, but under the changes made on Thursday, the maximum age limit has been increased to two years, this relaxation is for only one time. Under this, youth up to 23 years of age will be able to apply for the first recruitment.
Protest continues against the plan
Demonstrations were held in the states of the country on Thursday in protest under the Agneepath scheme. In which the names of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand were included. On Thursday, the news of this demonstration becoming violent at many places also came to the fore. On the other hand, there are reports of youth coming on the streets to protest against the schemes.
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