PM Modi boosts morale of India’s first batch of ‘Agniveers’; ‘Pioneers of Armed Forces…’| Watch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with first batch of Agniveers virtually today. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also attended the conference. These youth are among the initial recruits under the short-term induction programme for the Indian armed forces - Agnipath. Under this scheme, unveiled by the Modi government in June last year, those between 17-and-a-half and 21 years of age are eligible to apply and they would be inducted for a four-year tenure. The scheme allows 25% of them to be granted regular service subsequently. Watch this video for more details.