New Delhi: Indian Military’s Adjutant Common Lt Gen CB Ponnapps on Sunday stated that one lakh Agniveers have been enrolled within the pressure, with roughly 70,000 of them assigned to varied items. He additionally highlighted that within the yr 2024-25, roughly 50,000 vacancies have been introduced, with the recruitment course of presently underway.
Ponnapps knowledgeable that 1 lakh Agniveers have been enrolled within the Military which incorporates round 200 ladies.
“Since June 2022, the scheme was launched after which we had the primary batch that was recruited and enrolled, in December 2022-January 2023. Roughly, 1 lakh Agniveers have been enrolled within the Military. This additionally contains round 200 ladies, roughly 70,000 have already been dispatched to the items and are performing extraordinarily properly within the battalions. This contains round 100 ladies police additionally,” he stated.
He additional knowledgeable that Agniveers are totally built-in and assimilated into the items, sporting the identical uniform and performing the identical responsibility.
“Round 50,000 vacancies have been launched, on this yr 2024-25. The recruitment course of is ongoing. They’re enterprise all of the actions- operational and different skilled duties identical to another sepoys or sepoys recruits on the bottom. They’re fully built-in and assimilated into the items. They put on the identical uniform and carry out the identical responsibility,” Ponnappa added, ANI reported.
Beforehand, in a big transfer geared toward empowering former Agniveers, the Central Industrial Safety Pressure (CISF) and Border Safety Pressure (BSF) introduced particular recruitment advantages for them.
CISF Director Common, Neena Singh stated that the CISF has made all preparations to recruit Ex-Agniveers.
“CISF has made all preparations to recruit Ex-Agniveers. Ten % of constable posts have been reserved for them and they’re going to even be given leisure within the Bodily Effectivity Check,” CISF Director Common, Neena Singh stated.
