Deliberate attempts being made to create confusion against Agnipath scheme: Union minister

Amid widespread protests in opposition to the Agnipath recruitment mannequin, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday stated deliberate makes an attempt are being made to create confusion in opposition to a “fabulous and far-sighted” scheme. The minister additionally stated that the scheme was rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the unemployed youth after “lengthy and cautious” deliberations.

“Agnipath will present the youth a chance to get employed and likewise serve the nation. Nonetheless, a deliberate try is being made to create confusion that the scheme will damage the earlier association of recruitment within the armed forces,” Singh advised PTI.

Allaying apprehensions of the youth, the minister of state within the prime minister’s workplace stated the scheme ought to be seen as a supplementation to the recruitment course of.

“The scheme offers unemployed youth a chance to serve in armed forces for 4 years. A few of them will get everlasting jobs (after 4 years) and people who are out, will get precedence in different fields by finance and different assist,” he stated on the sidelines of a operate at Patnitop hill resort in his house constituency of Udhampur.

Earlier, the minister addressed a workshop ‘Prashikshan Varg’ by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) to teach occasion activists about its core ideology and ideas and dwelt on the achievements of the Modi authorities within the final eight years.

He stated regardless of numerous challenges, together with the COVID-19 pandemic, the prime minister took the nation to new heights of improvement which is obvious from the truth that the world now perceives India as a worldwide chief.