Key Points
A whopping one-third of the first batch of recruits under the new Agnipath scheme have not yet formally joined the Army..
The reason is bureaucratic the police verification to be done for each of these recruits is pending in their home districts across the country.. 18,849 Agniveers completed training in June this yearOf them, only 12,572 have been verified and inducted so farPolice attuned to pre-Agnipath training that lasted 9-18 monthsNow, training just 6-8 months..
The first batch of recruits under the Agnipath scheme completed their training in mid-June this year from the Armys multiple training establishments..
Top sources in the military establishment confirmed to The Tribune that the first batch of 18,849 Agniveers name for recruits under the Agnipath scheme completed their training in June..
The sources explained that the verification backlog occurred because the police were attuned to carrying out verification at a pace to match the pre-Agnipath training period which lasted between 9 months and 18 months depending on the arm that had been selected...
