Indian military to create ‘Agniveer’ rank for new recruits in all three services

• The Government is likely to announce the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the defence forces today. Under the Agnipath recruitment scheme, troops would be recruited only for four-year tenures. Soldiers recruited under the new model will be inducted in the armed forces as ‘Agniveers’, a new distinct rank, as opposed to sepoys who joined the Indian Army under the legacy recruitment model. ‘Agniveers’ will form a distinct rank in all three services, and will also wear a distinct insignia as part of their uniform. The announcement will set the stage for the army to restart its recruitment process after a two-year freeze caused by Covid-19 restrictions. Watch this report for more details.