Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Agnipath’ scheme — a radical recruitment policy for the armed forces under which ‘Agniveers’ are hired on four-year contract for the three defence services — will help in character building and will empower the nation’s youth with military prowess, said Dr. Krishna Rau, paediatric haematologist and oncologist from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
He was speaking at a session on ‘Adventures in storytelling.’ Under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, Indian youth will be provided an opportunity to serve in the armed forces as ‘Agniveer’. This scheme has been brought to strengthen the security of the country. It is a transformative scheme, he added. Writer R. Chandrasekhar, and career counsellor Shankar Bellur were part of the panel discussion.
