#Agnipath Scheme : Army Chief General Manoj Pande Asks Youth To Avail Opportunity To Join Indian Army As ‘Agniveers’

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As protests rock all over the country, Army Chief General Manoj Pande has said the government’s decision to raise the upper age limit to 23 years from 21 under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme in 2022 will provide an opportunity to the youths who were preparing to join the force but couldn’t do so in the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

General Pande said the decision of the government has been received by the Army to grant the one-time waiver in the age and that the recruitment process will be announced shortly.

The Chief of Army Staff also called upon the youth to avail the opportunity to join the Indian Army as ‘Agniveers’.

“The decision of the government has been received to grant a one-time waiver, increasing the entry age of recruitment to 23 years, for the recruitment cycle of 2022,” the Army Chief said in a statement.

“This decision will provide an opportunity for many of our young, energetic and patriotic youth who, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, were preparing to join the recruitment rallies, which couldn’t be completed in the last two years due to Covid restrictions,” he said.

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

India Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari was quoted by ANI as saying , “Happy to announce that the upper age limit (for recruitment) has been revised to 23 years. This will benefit the youth. The recruitment process for Indian Air Force will begin from 24th June.”