India extends Agniveer military service by two years, enables regular enrollment
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India's Cabinet has extended the service tenure of Agniveers by two years, with all remaining Agniveers to be inducted into the armed forces upon completion subject to objective selection criteria. The extension comes weeks before the three services were scheduled to release 75% of Agniveers from their first batch starting mid-November, affecting over 18,300 personnel set to exit by December 31.
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CDS to announce 2-year service extension for Agniveer posts (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Over 18,300 Agniveers were to exit the armed forces by December 31 after completing their four-year term.
Agniveers to get two-year service extension (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Agniveer service tenure extended by two years, CDS announces (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Two more years of engagement period offer to be given to the remaining Agniveers and when this engagement period is over, all Agniveers to be inducted into armed forces subject to objective selection criteria, the CDS said
Good news for Agniveers: Government extends tenure by two years (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Cabinet extends Agniveer service by 2 years, clears regular armed forces enrollment route (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
The move comes weeks before the three services were to start releasing 75% of Agniveers from their first batch in phased manner starting mid-November.
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Agniveers get 2-year extension, higher pay: Key changes under revised Agnipath scheme explained (opens Times of India in a new tab)
With Diwali approaching, nearly 20,000 Agniveers will have the opportunity to serve for two more years. The Union Cabinet's decision follows the initial batch nearing the end of its four-year service term. As many as 75% of Agniveers were scheduled to leave…
Agniveer extension: Congress takes ‘U-turn’ dig at BJP; SP says make posts permanent (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government of making a political “U-turn” on the Agnipath scheme, saying the latest revision of the Agniveers’ service tenure by two years reflected Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s repeated criticism of the…
Review of Agniveers’ performance behind service extension: CDS (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Chief of Defence Staff General NS Raja Subramani said on Wednesday that a four-year review of the performance of Agniveers highlighted their skills, motivation, physical fitness and technological capabilities, prompting the government to revisit the terms of…
What are the changes in Agniveer scheme, and what prompted government to implement them? | Explained (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
The decision, approved by the Cabineton the recommendations of the three services, creates a pathway for the eventual absorption of all willing Agniveers, subject to merit and prescribed selection criteria
JD(U) welcomes two-year extension for Agniveers, calls it 'wonderful Diwali gift' (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
