Def chiefs brief Modi on Agnipath rollout

The three military chiefs on Tuesday briefed PM Narendra Modi about the ongoing rollout of the Agnipath scheme, even as the defence establishment once again stressed it will not hit combat readiness and entail any change in the overall recruitment process and the Army's regimental system.

New Delhi: Gen Manoj Pande, Air Chief Marshal VRChaudhari and Adm R Hari Kumar, one after the other in separate meetings in the evening, apprised the PM about the Agnipath recruitment schedule and the steps being taken for the successful implementation of the scheme under which 46,000 Agniveers will begin training in November-December this year.

With youngsters hitting the streets in at least 8 states to protest the short-term recruitment scheme, the government has announced a series of measures for the 75% Agniveers to be demobilised from each batch after four-year tenures.

'No change in hiring, regimental models