The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and Union Cabinet met on Tuesday and approved on the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme that will allow youth to serve in the armed forces for a period of four years.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a press briefing on the scheme on Tuesday said the scheme is being implemented to ensure that the armed forces’ profile is “youthful".
“The youth sees the armed forces as a matter of prestige and dreams of donning the prestigious uniform. The scheme is being implemented to ensure armed forces’ profile is youthful," Rajnath Singh said
