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Army mulls raising tenure of Agniveers
The New Indian Express
|June 09, 2024
FOLLOWING recommendations from senior Army officers, discussions are on within the force to raise the minimum service tenure of an Agniveer from four years to seven-eight years and retain 60-70% of Agniveers permanently.
The recommendations were sent around three months back for the ongoing review of the Agniveer scheme.
This story is from the June 09, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express.
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