Navy's first batch prepared under Agneepath scheme, women sailors will be on the boat for the first time

Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar told that the first batch of 3000 people in the Navy is ready under the Agneepath scheme. In which 341 are women sailors. The boat will have women sailors for the first time and then from next year women officers will also be inducted. He told that all the branches will be open for all. He informed that "The reports of the first batch of Agniveers have come, around 3000 Agniveers have joined, out of which around 341 are women. Next year we are looking at inducting women officers in all branches and not just 7 In -8 branches, which are limited to date."

Earlier, the Navy Chief had said that 'Agneepath' is a brilliant scheme, which has been introduced after "extensive deliberation" and "extensive study" of how other forces have managed their manpower. arranged. He said this on the sidelines of addressing a program on 'India's Naval Revolution: The Emerging Maritime Power' here. The Navy chief said the idea came to the fore around mid-2020 and "it took almost two years to materialize".

During the dialogue, the moderator asked a question related to the 'Agneepath' scheme, in response to which Admiral Kumar said, "It is a wonderful scheme and I think it was long awaited and should have been done many years back." He said that there is a recommendation in the Kargil Review Committee report that there is a need to bring down the age limit in the armed forces. The Navy Chief said that the average age at that time was 32 years and recommended that it should be brought down to around 25-26 years.