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Agnipath scheme: Mahindra Group announces recruitment of Agniveers

Amid rampant protests across the country since last week over the recently announced new military recruitment Agnipath scheme, Mahindra Group has announced that his organization will hire 'Agniveers'

PGurus Newsdesk

June 20, 2022

Amid rampant protests across the country since last week over the recently announced new military recruitment Agnipath scheme, Mahindra Group has announced that his organization will hire 'Agniveers'

Anand Mahindra ‘saddened’ by Agnipath protests, says Mahindra Group to recruit trained, capable young Agniveers

The automobile manufacturing giant Mahindra Group’s chairman Anand Mahindra has announced that his organization will hire ‘Agniveers‘ – the recruits of the Agnipath scheme – as he highlighted their potential and readiness to serve in the corporate sector.

This is the first such announcement made by a corporate house since the violent protests against the Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14.

The Agnipath scheme provides for the recruitment of youths in the age bracket of 17-and-half to 21 years for only four years with a provision to retain 25 percent of them for 15 more years. Later, the government extended the upper age limit to 23 years for recruitment in 2022.

Anand Mahindra also said that he was saddened by the violence over the scheme. He tweeted, “Saddened by the violence around the Agneepath program. When the scheme was mooted last year I stated-& I repeat-the discipline & skills Agniveers gain will make them eminently employable. The Mahindra Group welcomes the opportunity to recruit such trained, capable young people.”

Saddened by the violence around the #Agneepath program. When the scheme was mooted last year I stated-& I repeat-the discipline & skills Agniveers gain will make them eminently employable. The Mahindra Group welcomes the opportunity to recruit such trained, capable young people

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 20, 2022

Replying to a query about what post will Mahindra Group give the Agniveers Anand Mahindra tweeted, “Large potential for employment of Agniveers in the Corporate Sector. With leadership, teamwork & physical training, Agniveers provide market-ready professional solutions to industry, covering the full spectrum from operations to administration & supply chain management.”

Large potential for employment of Agniveers in the Corporate Sector. With leadership, teamwork & physical training, agniveers provide market-ready professional solutions to industry, covering the full spectrum from operations to administration & supply chain management https://t.co/iE5DtMAQvY

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 20, 2022

Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are among the states that have made announcements to hire the Agniveer recruits of the scheme. On Sunday, the Defence Ministry and the Home Ministry announced that some of these recruits will be absorbed by the government departments.

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