5 Benefits For ‘Agniveers’ In New Military Recruitment Plan
New Delhi:
Under the Agnipath scheme, the youth will be given the opportunity to serve in the armed forces as “Agniveers.”
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People between the age of 17.5 years and 21 years will be inducted into the armed forces – Army, the Navy and the Air Force – as Agniveers for 4 years. More than 46,000 Agniveers will be recruited this year.
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They will be paid a monthly salary of Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000. They will also get an insurance cover of Rs 48 lakhs during the period.
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The Educational qualification for Agniveers will be the same as the criteria for regular positions in the force. As per the prescribed criteria, the force will try to give a class 12 certificate to the class 10 student who joins as an Agniveer.
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On competition of the four-year tenure, about 25 per cent of the Agniveers will be enrolled in the armed forces as regular cadres for a minimum period of 15 years.
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The Agniveers will be given Rs 11.71 lakhs as Seva Nidhi Package on exiting, which will be exempt from Income Tax. However, there will be no gratuity or pensionary benefits.
