Agnipath scheme: Army chief hails govt’s decision to increase age limit, says it will provide opportunity to youth

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande hailed the Centre’s decision to increase the upper age limit for Angiveers and said that it will provide an opportunity for youth who are preparing to join the Army for the last two years.

In a one-time waiver, the Central government has increased the upper age limit for the Agnipath scheme from 21 to 23 years. Earlier, the entry age for all new recruits in the Armed Forces had been fixed at 17.5 to 21 years of age.

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande said that the government’s decision has been received to grant a one-time waiver for the recruitment cycle of 2022.

General Manoj Pande hailed the government decision and said that it will provide an opportunity for many of our young, energetic and patriotic youth who, despite the Covid pandemic, were preparing to join the recruitment rallies but the process couldn't be completed in the last two years due to the restrictions imposed.

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“The schedule of recruitment process will be announced shortly. We call upon our youth to avail this opportunity to join the Indian Army as Agniveers”, said the Army chief.

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