Question 0 · 15 marks · 278 words written
Opening
Agnipath scheme brought out many protests (e.g. - Bihar protest) due to some of its bitter pills but it has its own benefits.
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Resilience & Efficacy
Will bring down the mean age of Army (from 32 to 26 years).
Rejuvenated youth energy and innovation potential to serve the country.
Even females will get the chance to be Agniveer in future.
High efficiency due to high energy.
Higher Resilience as the age is less and strength of Army will be increased.
Better human resource as even after retirement -> preferences in jobs like paramilitary.
Less expenditure -> No pension.
- e.g. 70% of Defence budget is spent on pension.
- Saved amount can be used in better equipments and resilience of the army.
- Security to Agniveer:
- Regular salary
- 11.17 lakh amount
- Preference -> 25% get absorbed in Army.
However a Bitter Pill
(1) A meagre salary to Agniveer. (2) Only 25% absorbed -> Rest?
- Unemployment (3) No future planning of what will be done at later stage after spending 4 years.
(4) Protests on age limit (17-21 yrs) -> too young.
(5) No proper training:
- Only training of 6 months.
- No role in combatant force.
- Due to less training, loss of lives may be more in case of wars.
(6) Less lucrative -> may turn into less interests of youth.
Way Forward
- Better outlining of plan can be done.
- More incentive.
- Better training:
- Harness youth in cutting edge technology through good quality training.
Close · a way forward
The demographic dividend will not only serve in economy but also in security sector.