7.5 lakh applications received under Agnipath scheme show youth’s keenness to join armed forces: IAF Chief
Source: ANI
New Delhi, July 17: At a time when Opposition parties are demanding withdrawal of the Agnipath recruitment scheme, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Sunday said his force has received more than 7.5 lakh applications under the new scheme showcasing the youth’s “keenness” to join the armed forces.
The IAF chief also addressed the “challenge” of finishing the selection process on time which the forces, during the launch of the scheme, had set December as the deadline.
Notably, Opposition MPs, in a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday, raised concerns about the newly launched Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces and asked for its withdrawal or to send it for parliamentary scrutiny.
“We’ve received 7.5 lakh applications for it. This shows the keenness of the youth to join the armed forces and the Air Force in particular. The big challenge lies in finishing the selection process on time to start training as we had planned in December,” the IAF chief told ANI.
