First batch of 18k Agniveers set to leave forces by Dec 31, focus now on second career opportunities
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Around 18,000 soldiers will leave the Indian armed forces at the end of the year, creating a large pool of job seekers and potentially affecting defence manpower levels.
More than 18,000 Agniveers from the first batch are set to leave the armed forces by December 31 after completing their four-year tenure under the Agnipath recruitment scheme, shifting the focus to second-career opportunities available to them, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday
The Agnipath scheme recruits young people as 'Agniveers' for a four‑year term, after which they are discharged and expected to find civilian employment, a new model for India's military staffing.
- •Announcements of government or private sector placement programmes for exiting Agniveers
- •Any policy changes to the Agnipath scheme or its tenure
- •Trends in civilian job market absorption of former military personnel