Defence job aspirants who are participating in the ongoing protests against ‘Agnipath’ will not get police clearance during the recruitment process, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari has warned amid violence.
“We condemn this kind of violence. This is not the solution,” said the Chief of Air Staff. He said the backlash against the recruitment scheme wasn’t anticipated.
On Friday, the Chief of Air Staff announced that the selection process by the Indian Air Force for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme will start from June 24. Welcoming the raising of the upper age limit to 23 for induction under the scheme for this year, he said the move would permit a larger section of youngsters to enrol under the new model of recruitment.
Unveiling the Agnipath scheme on Tuesday, the government said youths between the ages of 17 and-a-half and 21 years would be inducted for a four-year tenure while 25 per cent of them will be subsequently inducted for regular service.
