https://countercurrents.org/2022/06/agnipath-scheme-a-path-to-stronger-armed-forces/
The Army functions on the basis of mutual personal trust and confidence in the operational capability of every soldier in the team. In general, the 4-year-contract Agniveer who may be deployed in operations which involve personal risk, would not have acquired the professional competence level that would inspire mutual trust and confidence. Besides, an Agniveer is insecure, being unsure of service beyond 4-years, and will not be motivated to expose himself to serious risk or hazard that military service frequently demands. This would cause unacceptable sub-optimal performance of the team, and result in sub-unit and unit commanders, who are responsible for success of operations, keeping Agniveers out of critical tasks, with consequent overloading of regular cadre soldiers.
75% Agniveers will be demobilized with a severance lump-sum amount on discharge – Rs.10.04-lakhs including their own 50% contribution, plus interest accrued. Thus, about 40,000 demobilized youth aged 21.5 to 25-years, will return to the ranks of the unemployed, every year after 2027.
29/06/2022