'Agniveer' Salary, Allowances, Compensation: Top Military Officer Explains

Top military officer said recruitment of soldiers will increase to over one lakh in the future under the Agnipath scheme. "In the 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). He asserted that ‘Agniveers’ would get the same allowance in areas like Siachen which are applicable to regular soldiers. Watch the full video for more.