New Delhi: There have been protests after the government announced the Agnipath Scheme. While it is being made to look like a knee jerk reaction by the government, the fact that this decision was taken after extensive consultations. The decision was not made overnight and consultations have taken place with Army officials for over an year before the announcement was made.
“The scheme will bring in new dynamism to the armed forces. It will help the forces bring in new capabilities and take advantage of the technical skills and fresh thinking of the youths… It will allow the youths to serve the nation,” the Press Information Bureau said in a Facebook post. The scheme will provide financial independence to the youths apart from helping them venture into entrepreneurship, officials said while referring to the financial package of around Rs 11.71 lakh which will be given to each of the recruits at the end of the four year tenure from the ‘Seva Nidhi Package.’
