The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to set aside 10% of CAPF and Assam Rifle openings for ‘Agniveer.’ Those who are hired as part of the programme will be referred to as ‘Agniveers.’ In addition, the MHA decided to grant Agniveers a three-year age relaxation above the specified upper age limit for recruitment into the CAPFs and Assam Rifles. Violent protests are being witnessed in states like Telangana, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh over the new scheme. The violent protestors torched trains set and public property were vandalised Railway cancelled 234 trains while 340 trains have been affected.

The govt came up with a new scheme called Agnipath. This scheme is for the youths of 17-21 years ( only for this year the age limit has been increased to 23 ). These youths will be employed into the security forces for 4 years where they will be paid an in-hand salary of 21000 which will increase every year. After four years, 25 percent of the total youths initially employed will be kept as permanent security personnels and the service of others will get terminated. The ones whose service got terminated will be given a sum of 11.7 lakhs from which they can work for their future.

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