Describing the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme as a revolutionary transformational policy for the progress of youth and the country, Governor R.N. Ravi on Saturday said that internal and external evil forces that did not want to see a mightier India by 2047 were misguiding the youth and destroying public property in protest against the proposal.
Releasing a book on V.O. Chidambaram on the freedom fighter’s 150 th birth anniversary here, Mr. Ravi said that aspiring Class X students, who would be picked up at the age of 17 as ‘Agniveer’, would be a disciplined and skilled force after undergoing four years of training in sophisticated technology and warfare. On attaining the age of 21, they would have the educational qualification of Plus Two and be financially sound with ₹12 lakh besides getting a salary during the period.
Even as their peers would still be doing graduation or post-graduation and searching for a job, the ‘Agniveers’ would not be a burden on their family.
