New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has announced the Agnipath recruitment scheme for a major change in the recruitment process in the Army. Rajnath Singh said that under the Agneepath Recruitment Scheme, youth will be admitted in the Army for 4 years. Along with this, they will get a service fund package at the time of leaving the job. Under this scheme, the youth joining the Army will be called Agniveer.

Why was the decision made:-
- Youth who have a sense of service to the country will get opportunities.  
- There will be a short and long term job opportunity in the Army.  
- The share of youth in the three services will increase.  

Recently, the chiefs of the three services had also made a presentation of the scheme to PM Narendra Modi. Under this scheme, youth will be able to join the Army for a short period of time. The scheme has been named as Agneepath Yojana. Under this, youth can join the army for 4 years and serve the country. Also, under this scheme, youth (Agniveer) will be recruited in the Army for 4 years. However, after 4 years most of the soldiers will be released from their service. After a gap of 4 years, the army will also play an active role in getting jobs in other places for the youth who will be relieved from the army job.