Army starts training for Agniveers under Agnipath scheme, women also included
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New Delhi, Jan 3: With so much of drama being created by the Opposition on the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, the training of the first batch of the future Agniveers has started across the country. Women are also included in the first batch of ‘Agniveers’ who have reached the Corps of Military Police (CMP) in Bengaluru for training.
These future Agniveers will be training under the Agnipath Scheme which was launched last year in June. After the registration and examinsations, will have to undergo rigorous training. On the completion of the training, they will be ready to play an important role in serving the nation.
According to the Indian Army, the recruitment process for the first batch of ‘Agniveers’ under the Agneepath scheme is almost complete. Those recruited have reported in different regimental centers of the army between 25-31 December (2022) and the training has started in all these regimental and training centers from today.
He informed about readiness of the Centre for Training including the newly created #Agniveer Milap Centre, Outdoor Musketry Training Facility other than Weapon Training Squad Posts, Simulator Rooms & Training laboratories for Military Equipment & Technical Trade Jobs etc. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/hJND19IYdl
— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) January 2, 2023
The regimental centers at which the training of the first batch of Agniveers has started include: Armored Corps Training Centre, Ahmednagar (Maharashtra); Artillery Training Centre, Nashik (Maharashtra); Artillery Training Centre, Hyderabad (Telangana); Jakrif Regimental Centre, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh); One (1) STC. Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh); Corps of Military Police, Bengaluru (Karnataka) – for women Agniveers; Punjab Regimental Centre, Ramgarh (Jharkhand); Sikh Regiment Centre, Ramgarh (Jharkhand); Bihar Regimental Centre, Danapur (Bihar); Kumaon Regimental Centre, Ranikhet (Uttarakhand); Two (02) STC, Goa; The Guards Regimental Centre, Nagpur (Maharashtra).
Artillery Centre #Nasik Road Camp started training of its 1st batch of #Agniveer. The batch will pass out in August 2023 after undergoing 31 weeks of gruelling training tailormade for Agniveers.#SouthernCommand#IndianArmy pic.twitter.com/xWBc50KYEn
— Southern Command INDIAN ARMY (@IaSouthern) January 3, 2023
In June 2022, the central government announced the implementation of the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces.The soldiers recruited under this Agnipath scheme will be known as Agniveer.
All these Agniveers will join the army for four years. The review will be done after four years of service. After the review, 25 percent Agniveers will be able to serve further in the army. And, for the recruitment of officers in the army, it will continue to run through NDA and CDS as before.
According to the Indian Army, a total of 40 thousand Agniveers will be recruited in the first year i.e. (2022-23) under the Agnipath scheme. Agniveers will be recruited in the Air Force and Navy. And according to reports the training of the first batch of Agniveers in the Navy has started at INS Chilka in Odisha.