Top def officers rebut criticism, say Agnipath on
The Morning Standard|June 20, 2022
Army to hold 83 recruitment rallies across the country; draft notification on hires today
MAYANK SINGH
Top def officers rebut criticism, say Agnipath on

Mix of josh and hosh

“We want a mix of josh and hosh. That is why we want to reduce the age profile. The average age is 32 years at present and we want to reduce it as per the recommendations of the Kargil review committee and Arun Singh committee report,” Lt Gen Puri said

WITH the general situation across the nation easing a tad after days of violent protests, the government fielded senior tri-services officers as well as from the defence ministry to rebut criticism, convey that the short-term Agnipath recruitment scheme was very much on, and to indicate a broad timeline of its rollout.

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