EP-195 | Will the Agniveer Scheme See Modifications? with Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (retd.)

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (retd.) is the former Chief of Air Staff, a highly decorated officer with a distinguished career spanning over four decades. He previously served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) at Southern Air Command. During his tenure as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, he played a pivotal role in the Rafale negotiations. He has joined the BJP right before the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls.
In this edition of the ANI podcast with Smita Prakash, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (retd.) defends the Agnipath schemes introduced by the NDA government in 2022. He emphasises that the Agnipath scheme was the result of extensive discussions among the armed forces, government departments, and paramilitary forces over two years.
He asserts that the scheme is not merely about reducing pension liabilities but about adapting to evolving technology and combat threats. He explains that the scheme aims to create a younger, more technologically adept force, with 25% of Agniveers being retained for permanent service.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Coming Up
1:35 - Introduction
3:46 - Agnipath: Insurance & Compensation
10:57 - Agniveer Row in Parliament
14:40 - Agniveer as a Pilot Project
16:30 - Need for Young Army
20:11 - Future of Agniveers
23:35 - Combat Effectiveness
31:10 - Agniveer Trainings
35:16 - Are Agniveers Reliable?
39:08 - Reviews & Reforms in Agniveer
43:18 - Public View on Agniveer
50:00 - BJP's Performance in UP
53:40 - 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
1:00:11 - 'Atmanirbharta' in Defence
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[@NS-vx8qm]

RaGa is criticising the Agnipath Scheme. However, peaceful community is pushing its children to become agniveers. Dangerous?!

[@archanayadav-yv8kf]

peaceful logo ko le hi nhi rhi army

[@fatbob3256]

May be the govt wants it to happen

[@mehulmalviya5800]

To aid their people on border.

[@abhiyou0tube]

I think it is regiment based, so peaceful cannot join apart from J&K rifle regiment

[@Shaifali_00977]

​@@archanayadav-yv8kfI don't think that this is factual

[@CuriousSeeker09]

I work in a factory, i was not as good as others so they fired me with good severance pay. Now i will cry and blame the factory and city thay they are being unfair to me.

[@mayankindian3750]

To ham bewakoof hai ki ham blame kar rahe hai unko 😊

[@grjrajak7157]

Were you eagerly motivated to work in factory with passion and love, 2nd thing was there a rule that 75% of people will be thrown out

[@AyushRawat-xp6vv]

​@@mayankindian3750bhaii it's all about proving that you are the best of the best.... And suppose you are 20 year old you join forces and come out at age of 24 with graduation degree in your hand along with a good financial background..... Bruh trust me the world will be yours if you want to do something.

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

they didn't fire you, they just didn't extend the contract

[@Shaifali_00977]

Please broadcast this podcast in Hindi and regional languages for everyone's benefit

[@ms.thebeliever]

Good idea, exactly in Hindi & South Indian languages will have a very good impact! Excellent

[@Whatsinaname423]

Smita you will get trashed for saying something that does not fit with the narrative put forward by the shehzada. After all the young prince only wants to poke holes, which he agreed in yesterday’s manipur press conference.

[@lajwantishahani1225]

Such a shame that RaGa has turned this into an ugly political slugfest aiming to draw the armed forces into the mud for sick pleasure. As a layperson I understand the Agniveer scheme clearly and even more the dire need to have discipline installed in our youth. Especially at a time when the world is bracing itself for either WW3 or disastrous climate emergencies, possibly both - we cannot afford to be split or wishy washy about our policies! 😢🇮🇳

[@NS-vx8qm]

Armed Forces recruitment is based on necessity and should not be equated with 'employment'. It is voluntary. It should not be a subject of discussion by civilians.

[@shivamArora15800]

Armed forces since inception had always been a source of employment in a country like india where the majority of people who enroll in junior positions Belong to lower middle class

[@JoshButt550]

​@@shivamArora15800 but it is still voluntary unlike China where it is mandatory. Do you understand what is said. Also employment is based on requirements of thw organisation hiring and not the employee applying. Basic rules are being forgotten by the spoiled entitled people complaining it as their right. This is a proof of why Modi is not a dictator. Too soft avoyt everything and on the back foot all the time for fools to exploit this government and blame for everything

[@JoshButt550]

​@@shivamArora15800this is still voluntary and nit mandatory service like China. The employmwnt is based on the organisation employing and its requirement. Soft government is on the back foot ezplaing to all th3 complaining spilied brats as if it is their right starting feom Balak Bhuddi and his virus infused youth

[@JoshButt550]

Totally Agree. It is not the right of the employees but the employer to decide what is best for their organisation. Rahul.gandhi with his entitled brat mindset is propogating the same.virus to stupid youth following him. Dangerous as they will be become worthless and low intellects too.

[@aruji-sama]

So in future wars you want to throw all these young soldiers into battlefield just to become targets for enemy fpv drones? Do u not understand the urgent need to incorporate technologies to protect soldiers in present wars and how costly it is going to be to equip army with such equipment? Is rahul gandhi going to buy all that from his pocket? At the same time you want to give freebees to woman people take away right to education from minority general category hindus have Indians today lost their ability to think?

[@JkJk-gb4wi]

The opposition questioned surgical strikes so how can we trust them abt agniveer scheme

[@fatbob3256]

Madam, ask the ground soldiers. The higher ups can give you a macroscopic view. You want the truth about Agniveer then, meet the ground soldiers

[@aruji-sama]

That's like saying tata godrej and other industries should ask their watchman on how to conduct business

[@nv9991]

Steav Job should ask the workers in the Chinese factory about the next iPhone strategy? Do you run a business? How many people work for you? You sound "theoretical" with no real-life experience in running an organization with large teams. Does your watchman or truck driver decide your business strategies? In case some smart risk-taking watchman or truck driver becomes a business CEO, even he will not design strategy as per the opinion of other truck drivers.

[@honeyahlawat2917]

Shut up blud, no one has retired till now !! And if now somesoldier says ohh I wont fight in battle bcz i only get 25k salary instead of 40k, he should be fired, and Ican guarantee u modi ji will fit every 4 year service boy into some job till they r 60

[@Manish_a12b]

The problem is people like you think that defence forces are Rashtriya Rojgar Guarantee Yojana... They are not for giving jobs... They are to protect the country in the best possible manner... Modern Warfare needs more modern high technology than foot soldiers... It speaks lot about how previous govts had made lakhs of youth in 1000s of villages in India dependent on army for job... Its not something to be proud of that teenagers in villages get up in the morning to get trained to join army... We are killing so much of youth resources and manpower not looking to innovate in the private sector.. Entrepreneurship and private sector are the only solution for unemployment, not another govt job

[@mohanarma]

Chamchi 😂😂

[@ms.thebeliever]

Well done Smita P, the Retd AF Chief has so well explained, point by point he has put the details absolutely correct, yes the technical aspects, technology and young talent are the best for the future of the country, the % of people who leave the Armed Forces & join central forces, public services will be a huge factor in bringing in well disciplined youth. I feel in the next 20 years there will be great pool of dedicated professionals. Armed forces do a lot of brain storming, training on a continuous basis and the soldiers are well skilled. Vicious Politicians are damaging the reputation of the Armed Forces in a very serious manner, this damaging statements have crossed all the limits. I request the PM, DF, CDS should go out in educating the public ( who are interested to join Armed Forces) to improve understanding & knowledge, make several senior retired Officers take such leads in educating the public. Thanks for this excellent video, it will be mandatory to make a bill that states should recruit AGNV soldiers to Police & other state government jobs. But bad politicians who make misleading information should be punished & put in jail for a minimum 10 years.

[@rekhaagarwal73]

Very well explained .

[@Vinayrsy]

People thinking with emotions. Be practical. Our defence budget world's biggest defence budget but 2/3 of budget spend salary and pension not buying aircraft, submarine, guns, helmet, air ship, research on new weapon. This agniveer type sechme already most of country. They are well ex china, America, Russia, Australia. Army is not for employment source its make for defend our country. Now war win with technology not by foot soldiers

[@prabhudattapradhan618]

All the jobs are for nations development so we must try it in all

[@spinnerlake]

such as? in which jobs?​@@prabhudattapradhan618

[@jankibaat1098]

Are you añdhbhakt?????

[@priyasuhag6798]

​@@jankibaat1098 by not being logical and have not come with any core argument, it is always easy to say andhbhankt, what are you, China's chatucar?

[@ShivamSingh-vn3zd]

Who told you your defence budget is biggest in world

[@user-xi8wo2et2p]

I would like to make a suggestion - To clear the controversies related to the Agniveer scheme, you guys should do a podcast in Hindi language as well because majority of the population joining the army is from rural and it will be more clear for them that way.

[@SK_1942]

My thoughts exactly. This should be in Hindi.. else how would the next recruits have clarity

[@SanaatanSatyaHai]

Smitha ji, as a long-time supporter and occasional "fixer" through my comments, I was among the first to watch your podcast with JR Ramesh ji. I believe you are being shadow banned, as I used to receive all notifications for the ANI Podcast, but haven't received any in the past few months. You have the resources and honesty to bring this issue to the right people. If it's not addressed promptly, your podcast may face the same challenges that String Vinod experienced.

[@ajitsawant50]

It seems air chief is convincing himself on BJP behalf as BJP person..my last 4 generations are in Army 😅😅

[@suresharora9058]

Stop giving pension to politicians forthwith.

[@peesariharshithreddy8394]

Reforms are needed as per changing war situations

[@sukhdevlaungani3228]

Have been a fan of your podcast, just a thought why can't you have a Hindi podcast of the same..as it could reach the heartland of our country BHARAT.

[@harshpatel3717]

Great interview. Aside from giving highly technical and detailed responses, the ACM outlined why nationalism and smart allocation of resources is key for the country.

[@shashanktrivedi27]

I have an acquaintance who served in army for 15 years and later joined large private sector conglomerate in capacity of security guard or jamadar. He during his tenure in army learned to drive Russian Left hand drive heavy vehicle. He studied and appeared for recruitment in ONGC and got selected based on his written score and driving skills. ONGC often employees American and Russian heavy vehicle and skill of this particular individual came handy. Now he is a full time employee of ONGC.

[@SanaatanSatyaHai]

This should have been made in Hindi, the Majority of the Indian warriors would have watched it

[@akshanshrana8335]

He is joining BjP, how could he contradict it.

[@amarnathmallik548]

No sensible person would oppose Agniveer scheme but some politicians are driven by agendas than sensible thinking.For politicians associated with an ideologies which are more influenced by outside thinking such as communism,MOU with foreign country, one can not hope for rational approach.

[@rekhaagarwal73]

Opposition parties are politicizing the Agniveer scheme which is a future outlook requirement of Bharat armed forces and trained youth for internal and private placements .

[@shivaraml5692]

A very balanced presentation by the ACM. But you can't expect the opposition to follow anything logical.

[@wow47]

Now after hearing all here Will Rahul Table Evidance of what he has claimed and do not say He read somewhere

[@pratiksinha3188]

One must remember that Admiral KB Singh and General Naravane are coursemates of ACM Bhadauria and were chiefs at the same time as ACM Bhadauria! They were all consulted. If one or two of them had a different point of view, he/ they should have given a dissent note on file at that time. In any case, once a decision has been taken which none of them opposed while in service, it doesn’t show them in very good light to start criticising it now.

[@ginnip8670]

You should call out who gave approval vs who and how many dis approved for Agniveer … Govt should escape by saying discussions happened.. If there was 80% consensus then all defence heads must bring in veterans also in loop If consensus wasnt there then Govt is repeating the same mistake it did in UP by over ruling Yogi

[@SK-wg9sw]

Smitha, people who are watching & listening your podcast are educated and we all know the TRUTH about the Agniveer. But what about the poor families from where the Agniveer join army, your podcast should reach to them people at the low level. See how you can share this information with them!! Let me know, if you need suggestions?

[@nishakamath5287]

I think the govt must bring a bill to make it compulsory service to the Nation by all young gen, at least one member from every family to serve the country in the age group of 21+ for two years, before joining any other job. And a one time package of specific amount of compensation other than a normal salary. And dont give any reservation after two years of service. Let the society in general get ready to tackle the future battles

[@user-ff3lt9dg2j]

Sir and Mam, today GOI irrespective of what party is in power, is not realising that you can't buy loyalty, dedication or integrity. Agniveers could have been additional recruitment scheme but not main enrollment scheme. Hiw many politicians have their children in Armed forces even at lowest scale as Sarpanch. Sir and Mam, plz refrain from making monetary issues iro of soldiers sacrifice for a nation. Today farmers and soldiers are worst hit irrespective of any govt

[@user-pd5ct6zo5m]

Important question would have been 1. how many were inducted initially in the scheme, and how many every year. 2.What is the comparison of past. 3. Possibility of less percentage of lay offs. Instead of 75% 4. Reservation of jobs in public & private sector for agniveers would be excellent, more people would join voluntarily. 5. There are numerable departements apart from 3 main. There is law dept, kitchen, teachers, administration, clerks, hospital, doctors, nurses, cleaners etc. In adittion you have cyber warfare. Investigation departements, research departements. Etc etc. 6. To become super power we need many overseas basis, with forces. 7. We need permanent contigent with the United nation peace keeping forces. 8. For disaster management etc.

[@S-MP]

I think you should also do this in hindi as more people will understand

[@samxperia6762]

An important point - the 75% going out will never have had the option under the old scheme.... So more people get chance to make money instead of remaining unemployed.

[@suchita52]

This kind of clarity must be translated into various languages & circulated on KZbin . The defence force also must have parents or next of kin of an agniveer must explain the scheme in details to all concerned so that no ambiguity remains. It’s a good initiate & a much read one

[@col.waltervonschonkopf69]

Why won't fallen Agniveers' families get pension?

[@peterchau-o6e]

RECOMMEND BOOK “ GUMS GERMS AND STEEL “

[@rajatdeeprana]

Mam, you can also use the words "lost their life" instead of "Shaheed" or "killed". The English language gives you that option too and it sounds better

[@user-pd5ct6zo5m]

Important question would have been 1. how many were inducted initially in the scheme, and how many every year. 2.What is the comparison of past. 3. Possibility of less percentage of lay offs. Instead of 75% 4. Reservation of jobs in public & private sector for agniveers would be excellent, more people would join voluntarily.

[@thenoobgame2775]

Agniveer CAPF mai aayengge to jo 26/27saal ledka agniveer nhi hai unka kya hoga???

[@abhytrypathi4395]

Please stop calling them vets because they are not animal doctors they are veterans. I don’t know why we have a tendency to shorten every word and trying to sound cool when it sounds really stupid.

[@aryankumarprasad1574]

trend of sounding american when their is no need to

[@soham6649]

Vets is a very common term for veterans.

[@kasridhar2687]

He is right we pay for health, road , we pay there corruption. Government finds difficulties in medical facilities to arm personnel it is laughable . Air staff couldn’t found job in private so he joined BJP . Aganiveer can’t find job in BJP.

[@fishyslogger5590]

Ma'am how much will "the trained" and "army rejected" join the work force after 4 years against that unemployed Graduates and specialised graduates that are still hunting for jobs? Also are we really discussing government jobs?

[@rahulgolikeri1187]

Remember that nostalgic surya bulb ad... पूरे घर के बदल डालूंगा? 😂 When trying something new... a small percentage of recruits could have been inducted and placed in a variety of roles... and then depending upon the feedback... the agnipath format could have been tweaked and quota increased...

[@NP...16]

Although I support the scheme.... I just feel the retention should be 60 to 70% ... Otherwise there will either be a lot of unhealthy competition or unnecessary loss of morale/ motivation. I say this because majority defines the mood of the team and its performance. Eg. He said in a team of 8, only 4 would be agniveer. But i ask in that 4, 3 will be kicked out?

[@sanjeevdayal4323]

Great video but how do you get it out in public domain. F more than 5 million subscribers only just over twelve thousand have seen this as of time of writing. Can you make short snippets of relevant parts and put it out on X and other media platforms. Also serving army officers need to go out to villages and meeet young men and assuage their anxieties.

[@aryankumarprasad1574]

Love when Ajai Sie joins

[@ajitsawant50]

Stop fresh recruitment in police (including state police)and absorb them thus not a single Agniveer will be unemployed

[@ManvenderVlogs]

Why Not make the agniveers who have been discharged from service as a instructors in schools (govt or private). They can teach young generation alot from their experiences.

[@fishyslogger5590]

Sir if all the " concerned people" were consulted, why did the news come as a "jolt" to the armed forces? Also can you explain the difference between " can be absorbed" and " WILL be absorbed"?

[@TinTin2014]

Excellent discussion. Clarified many pesky questions on Agniveer program. Thank you Smitha.

[@binagupta3308]

Firstly doubting youth that an Agniveer may become a mercenary is an insult to our youth who’ve chosen Military as a career. Secondly what stops a 30 year old or 35 year old retiree with more years of training becoming a mercenary. Did any short service officer ever become one? It’s like saying after 4 years of MBBS a doctor might become a drug peddler

[@johnd1426]

Mujhe lagta hai har citizen ke liye 2 saal defence or police me compulsory karna chahiye, is se desh me fitness level badega or sab health conscious ho jayenge.

[@vaddemanasa]

I find agniveer scheme benefitting but 4 years a lot of time. If it could be reduced to 2 to 3 years is better.

[@kewalshah9910]

I agree with Mr. Bhadauria, however, there is a clear and visible sense of discontent among the people of the Hindi heartland (contributing majorly to the Indian Armed Forces) towards the Govt's taken for granted attitude towards the youth who, many of whom would have wanted to genuinely join the Armed forces for the nation. This is because 75% of them would be sent back into the society, while they wanted to continue in the Armed forces, though maybe on lower ranks. This would affect, in the long run, the risk taking appetite, making the Agniveers more risk averse, gradually. Hence, for the scheme to run effectively and efficiently, there must be measures &/or incentives to facilitate the provision of different career opportunities for the 75% of the Agniveers returning into the society. This is a huge flaw currently in the Agniveer scheme. Mr. Bhadauriya rightly expressed the Govt's correct opinion that number of years for each batch of the Agniveer program is 4 years, as he explained, not too long, not too short.

[@nv9991]

US Army hires contract soldiers for 2 years also. Trains them for 2 months and put in real war. Training is rigorous and many fail to clear. Those who clear training with a minimum level of expertise join for 2 or 3 years contract. Army is not for "employment" it is for "defence".

[@wow47]

Rahul wanted his statu in Aganiveer

[@satindersingh8690]

I am sorry to bring out but such a senior officer is lying blatantly. There is no Police verification required for a Martyr.

[@mohitdagar3702]

Ye shaab khud pension lere hai abhi 2 lakh per month , and he is talking about money shortage , worst chief ever

[@murugesanjegannathan5254]

Raise the service year to seven years. It will be okay Sir.

[@imshivamsood]

This podcast should have been in Hindi to remove misconceptions regarding Agniveer

[@pudurm]

Smitha is smart she slowly but steadily has started supporting Mad Max raga hoping to hold onto her job past 2029 when Indian will once again come under mad max raga and Muslims rule for the next 1000 years . Good luck

[@fishyslogger5590]

Your excuse for not running a pilot project is " Chaos"?????

[@shivamkesarwani8477]

Podcast should be in hindi..so that everyone can understand..

[@fishyslogger5590]

Sir you are saying the candidate " will not have the time" to know what's good and what's not in the scheme???? Will you have the same approach to this scheme if your son took to it???

[@fishyslogger5590]

When will the government release a white paper for Agneepath scheme?

[@yogeshrathiwdekar200]

Both countries were part of F-35 program and get there hand on advanced technology.

[@fishyslogger5590]

Sir the 'litmus test' is ON already thru unemployment issues !!

[@ginnip8670]

Let the enquiry happen but 50% of money atleast must be dispensed within a month you shouldnt take 2-3 months thats a lot!! Since the sons/ husbands monthly salary isnt coming ckming anymore

[@mohithkushalappa2475]

Sir, when are the forces introducing tour of duty for Officers ?

[@fishyslogger5590]

Sir you say the insurance money is "from the centre government"???? And ex-gratia takes 6+ months to get 'established'?

[@lramesh9]

a podcast had to be conducted because someone has view, there were so many great things performed by Army and was that not enough to clear the doubts, all i can say is Democracy is safe in india

[@AnirudhaBose]

Small feedback - the jolly background music during the intro is a misfit for serious topics like these.

[@moharsingh9584]

जनाब यहां वहां की बात न करें यह बताये कि उनका पुनः स्थापित करना एक सुनिश्चित रोजगार देने बारे सरकार का क्या कहना है। समस्या उनके करियर को लेकर है।

[@grahamfoster9650]

Roman Empire before that Greek city states and then Mauryan Empire's standing militaries were instrumental to their power as well as defending from threats like Carthagian aggression against Rome under Hannibal or Greek invasions when Chanakya was with Chandragupta. to Mughal Mansabdari system that defended north west India. Most important was how British India maintained huge standing armies composed of local soldiers funded by the very poor Indians who were taxed to death. The majestic Teen Murti Bhavan in Delhi was the residence of the chief of British Indian army residence which then Jawaharlal Nehru took over to keep the Army under political thumb. All retired soldiers of British army got land and a great pension (Pak army still gives land to it's officers). Soldiers dying in battle got same benefits for their families. British Indian army fought in Egypt, France, Burma, Jordan, Africa and won against all odds with huge sacrifice of men. There were special hospitals in Britain to treat wounded Indian soldiers of WW II. Just to save pension and keep soldier numbers low and young is historically suicidal. The future of India is with soldiers governing large civilian areas under martial law considering the internal population threats. Save on Army at your own peril. Marathas and Sikhs lost to standing British armies made up of Indian soldiers who were paid well with pensions and land, while Maratha chieftains and Sikh Misls destroyed themselves internally over land and power. Indian economy is a case in point with very low wage growth even if employment increases. Without incentives, wage growth, land and assets for common folk from where soldiers also come, India stands to lose. May be this self-destruction will give birth to a new autocratic or military dictatorship, which at the outset is what India always needed, just like how Mao's PLA shaped China.

[@xyz-py9nu]

Raga think Modi seat & eat food Suddenly the agnipath scheme thought came & applied. & Modi did not take advice from experts who were in the army or who served in the army.🤦

[@ajitsawant50]

Sir, how many Armies in the world work on ethos of Nam, Namak, Nishant.. no comparison

[@suresharora9058]

Defence services adopts a soldier from womb to tomb is the ethos. Don’t tinker with it.

[@Avipatil1980]

35:24 onwards - I felt like RaGa is speaking thru Smita Prakash. I seriously doubt the intent of the interviewer.

[@harpreetsinghgrewal2909]

If the best of the agnivirs are kept in the technical wings we will have better lot at the end the run of the mill will be left

[@Jacknjellify531.]

why little things like " canteen " access not given to agniveers ?

[@ltcolnthiagarajanveteran6984]

Dear Bhadauria Sir, could you please elaborate on how Agniveer training is being conducted within the units? Please, for the sake of accuracy, avoid providing misleading information.

[@snjtraj6959]

Point sir i m agree with you

[@dancingnachos3634]

Really sorry but this podcast should have been in hindi. So that common people understand it better

[@danielchishi2780]

Why is the salary of agniveers lower as compared to regular soldiers

[@Aditav8680]

Agniveer khokla kar dega army ko! Ye Godi Media mat kijiye! Pehle Surakshit Bharat uske baad viksit Bharat! There is a channel 'Guruji from Gurugram' where the person totally explained about Agniveer! If u really want clarity bring him in your podcast.

[@life_to_Learn]

Ye khud BJP join kie h to Modi ke against kaise bole ge 😂

[@deeptimukesh3252]

But why did the mother of anshuman singh give such a negative statement then....she should have refrained...maybe she is a congressi...

[@aanakrukavi]

So called Deshbhakt Abhishek Bannerji should see this video to clear his misconceptions and propaganda

[@christopherjohn9074]

Why police is involved it must be completed avoided

[@surendraprasaddwivedi7382]

Convince with sh rks but why such gentlemen didn't come to the press briefing of the ruling party ??

[@MrVimalmohan]

of poor signals. We have good Officer Like AK Sharma DGM in Dehradun who can be isolated by vested interests parties in seconds. Regards

[@karambirduhan1996]

Koi Jawan agniveeer pe operation ke time trust krega ya nhi ye baat officer ko kaise pta Jawan se pucho, wo btaye ga How bad the situation is

[@surindersingh-pn6dw]

A few days back Karan Thapar also found some distractors of agniveer in his podcast. My comments were: Karan you are biased against every naive and policy move of BJP and you also somehow find Bjp distractors. Against every vacancy civilian or military 100000 Times applications are rec'd do all are recruited not all but few. Agneeveer also provides for 25% such recruitment. Further with this type of turnover if not all citizens but most of the citizens would have a taste of military discipline and in time of crises such 75% retired Agniveers would be handy. This way every citizen 8:51 would be trained in combat. With simmering borders all around every patriot Indians need to be inducted, trained and conditioned to combat.

[@AbhinandanSingh-ir6wz]

Now he is a member of bjp

[@doctorjpn]

*If you ever feel unoriginal, recall the folks who take ordinary videos and add pointless commentary to them.*

[@comically_badkulia]

Now sir is the member of BJP.

[@Here4Now]

IMHO retain 75%

[@AlphaBeta007]

Pppapu being chindian speak 🗣️ 🔊

[@mohanarma]

Officers me bhi lao na,why only in soldiers level.

[@aruji-sama]

Nation will weaken when we start treating armed forces like a job, officers in short service commission have been serving regardless for no benefits of the permanent ones without a single complaint.

[@col.waltervonschonkopf69]

Get your head out of the sand. SSC officers are used and the ones who're released and their families are left to fend for themselves. 5 years is short service. 10 years is straight up exploitation.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

1. Actually it is sad to observe officer at the level of Air Chief Marshal explaining such routine administrative issues in detail. What level of discourse our democracy has reached. In Parliament, Raksha Mantri clarified everything and any further doubts should be cleared by the Ministry of Defense. Some joker in Parliament talks something in Parliament and the whole country goes into explanation mode. 2. Agniveer is NOT an employment guarantee scheme like MNREGA. It is a scheme designed by Armed Forces and it need not be with 100% approval of everyone, whether in Armed Forces, present serving or retired or political leaders. Further, like any other scheme, it can always be reviewed and amended from time to time. On this issue, it is sad to observe Air Marshal pleading with the Smita and her man Friday Ajit whose tone is arrogant. 3. The entire controversy is a complete non sense and politically motivated by some mad cap politicians. Period. Anyway, thank you Smitha and Ajit for worrying so much about our Armed Forces combat readiness!! Her question about a combat pilot doubting work done by Agniveer was stupid and needs to be condemned with full force. 4. Kudos to Air Marshal for so clearly explaining every aspect of the scheme in such detailed and balanced manner. Hope he takes over as Raksha Mantri in 2029!!!! Anyway, we need a la Jai Shankar for the Defense Ministry!!

[@pratiksinha3188]

The BJP government is absolutely pathetic in communication. At best it is reactive and therefore it is always on the back foot w.r.t the opposition’s narratives. This situation is probably the result of over-centralisation and limited delegation of responsibilities when it comes to talking to the media or through social media. This is probably resulting in the middle level leadership preferring to sit back and watch the super bosses on top fail.

[@rudraprasadsarangi6644]

He has joined BJP, And you have invited exactly him to talk independently regarding about the devastating Agnipath scheme! I have heard right.. It is a Godi media... Invite GD Baxi Sir ,if you have the courage to listen against your supreme leader.. .. He will tell the truth..

[@architkaushik1540]

Rather than criticising listen what he says and explains it perfectly

[@amitagrawal4133]

Bro first he is air chief marshal then other......he served his life in the armed forces......so listen to what he says and try to understand......don't listen him as any leader of party

[@NishantKumar-gy6tb]

​@@amitagrawal4133 now he is bjp k dalla to ye govt ki scheme ko glat kyu btayga ?