Agniveers Agnipath Scheme / Yojna 2022 Full Details
Important Dates
- Scheme Announced : 14/06/2022
- Application Begin : Notified Soon
Application Fee
- General / OBC / EWS : NA
- SC / ST :NA
- Application Fees Details Will be Updated Soon.
Agniveers Recruitment 2022 Age Limit Details
- Minimum Age : 17.5 Years
- Maximum Age : 21 Years.
- Age Relaxation as per Agniveers Recruitment 2022 Rules.
Agnipath Scheme 2022 Vacancy Details Total: 46000 Post
Eligibility Criteria Under Agneepath Scheme
The eligibility criteria is mentioned below :
| Category | Education | Age |
| Soldier General Duty | SSLC/Matric with 45% marks in aggregate.No% required if higher qualification. | 17.5 – 21 Years |
| Soldier Technical | 10+2/Intermediate exam passed in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English. Now eight age for higher qualification. | 17.5 – 21 Years |
| SoldierClerk / StoreKeeper Technical | 10+2/Intermediate exam passed in any stream(Arts, Commerce, Science)with 50% marks in aggregate and min 40% in each subject. Weight age for higher qualification. | 17.5 – 21 Years |
| Soldier Nursing Assistant | 10+2/Intermediate exam passed in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with min 50% mark sin aggregate and min40% in each subject. Now eight age for higher qualification. | 17.5 – 21 Years |
| Soldier Trades man | 17.5 – 21 Years | |
| (i)GeneralDuties | Non Matric | 17.5 – 21 Years |
| (ii)SpecifiedDuties | Non Matric | 17.5 – 21 Years |
It is quite evident that every year there is a large no of candidates who participate in Indian Army recruitment and who aspire to become the part of glorious Indian armed forces but due to certain reasons there are still many candidates left who are not able to make through it. So this entry is a golden opportunity to achieve their goal as it provide another entry to make a place for them.
Even after completing 4 years in services, there is a opportunity that you may continue with the service if your performance remains satisfactory enough to keep you there after the completion of tour of duty. Under the scheme, it will the service of four years but 25 percent of soldiers, the best professionals will be re-inducted as permanent soldiers. The others would be allowed to leave and given a Seva Nidhi – a corpus of one time amount of Rs. 11.71 lakh plus interest. This amount would be tax free and can be used to go ahead with some other career option in their lives.
Also the soldiers relieved of service will also be assisted in getting placed in civilian jobs after completing their 4 years term. As per reports, government is also dealing with corporates to talk about further employment opportunities for the ‘Agniveers’ after the completion of their term.
Pay Scale under Agnipath Scheme
Yearly package that the soldiers will get for the first year in this scheme will be 4.76 lakh rupees and it will rise to 6.92 lakhs in the fourth and final year of the period, that is, In these four years of service, they will get a starting salary of Rs 30,000, along with additional benefits which will rise to Rs 40,000 by the end of the four-year service.
Also during these service years, 30 per cent of their salary will be used under a Seva Nidhi programme, and the equal amount will be contributed by government monthly, and it will also accrue interest. It means after completing their required four years of duty, they will get the benefit of Seva nidhi package under which they will get Rs 11.71 lakh as a lump sum amount and it will remain tax free.
Along with this, there is also a provision of Rs 48 lakh life insurance cover for the four years and in case of death, Rs 1 crore will be given to the family members and it will include pay for the unserved tenure.
Benefits of Agriveers (Agnipath) Scheme 2022
- Indian young people whose age is between 17.5 to 21 years can apply in this Agneepath scheme.
- Agneepath will allow youth to serve in the armed forces for a period of four years.
- Every year there will be some kind of benefit in this Agneepath scheme.
gnipath Scheme: Pay, Perks, and Benefits to Agniveers
Agniveers upon recruitment in the Armed Forces through the Agnipath Scheme will receive an attractive monthly financial package along with Risk and Hardship allowances as applicable in all three Forces.
Monthly Package
1st Year – Rs 30,000/-
Upgradation upto Rs 40,000/- in 4th Year
Allowances
Risk & Hardship, Ration, Travel Allowances, Dress as applicable
‘Seva Nidhi’ package
Upon the completion of the 4-years of service, a one-time ‘Seva Nidhi’ package of Rs 11.71 lakhs will be paid to the Agniveers that will include their accrued interest thereon and matching contribution from the Indian Government equal to the accumulated amount of their contribution including interest as mentioned below:
| Year | Customised Package (Monthly) | In Hand (70%) | Contribution to Agniveer Corpus Fund (30%) | Contribution to corpus fund by GoI |
| All figures in Rs (Monthly Contribution) | ||||
| 1st Year | 30000 | 21000 | 9000 | 9000 |
| 2nd Year | 33000 | 23100 | 9900 | 9900 |
| 3rd Year | 36500 | 25580 | 10950 | 10950 |
| 4th Year | 40000 | 28000 | 12000 | 12000 |
| Total contribution in Agniveer Corpus Fund after four years | Rs 5.02 Lakh | Rs 5.02 Lakh | ||
| Exit After 4 Year | Rs 11.71 Lakh as Seva Nidhi Package
(Including, interest accumulated on the above amount as per the applicable interest rates would also be paid) |
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Death Compensation
(i) Non-contributory life insurance cover of Rs 48 lakhs
(ii) Additional Ex-Gratia of Rs 44 Lakhs for death attributable to service
(iii) Pay for unserved portion upto 4 years including ‘Seva Nidhi’ component
Disability Compensation
(i) Compensation based on % disability laid down by medical authorities
(ii) One-time ex-gratia of Rs 44/25/15 lakhs for 100 per cent/75 per cent/ 50 per cent disability respectively.
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