Congress leader Sachin Pilot today questioned the expenditure of Rs 20,000 crore on the Central Vista project amid the protests over the new military recruitment scheme, Agnipath, that has seen huge protests over the new military recruitment scheme t
As protests intensified in various parts of the country, the defence minister on Saturday approved a proposal to reserve 10% of the jobs in various organisations under the ministry for recruits under the 'Agnipath' scheme.
"In next 4-5 years, our intake (of soldiers) will be 50,000-60,000 & will increase to 90,000 - 1 lakh subsequently. We ve started small at 46,000 to analyse the scheme.and to build up infra capacity," said Additional Secretary Lt Gen Anil Puri, Department of Military Affairs (DMA) in a media briefing here today. Agnipath Recruitment Scheme: Intake of ‘Agniveers’ To Go Up to 1.25 Lakhs in Future, Says Department of Military Affairs.