"No Reason To Interfere With Agnipath Scheme": Court Rejects Petitions
NDTV
The Agnipath scheme, unveiled in June last year, lays out rules for the recruitment of youths in the armed forces.
A batch of petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces were today dismissed by the Delhi High Court. The court said that the scheme was made in national interest and to ensure that the armed forces are better equipped.
The Agnipath scheme, unveiled in June last year, lays out rules for the recruitment of youths in the armed forces.
Those between 17-and-a-half and 21 years of age are eligible to apply in the scheme, and would be inducted for a four-year tenure. The scheme allows 25 per cent of them to be granted regular service subsequently. After the scheme was unveiled, protests erupted in several states against the scheme.
