New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday said the JD(U)’s demand for review of Agnipath scheme is “100 per cent correct” and stressed that the scheme should have been withdrawn earlier. Earlier in the day, JD(U) leader K C Tyagi told reporters here that the party has demanded a review of the Agnipath scheme, and will “pursue” the caste census issue. Speaking to PTI Videos, Singh said, “Agniveer is betrayal with Mother India and the Army. The prime minister should have withdrawn it earlier.” “Earlier a jawan was trained for a year but under this scheme (Agnipath), you reduced the training period to six months. Every youth is ready to sacrifice his or her life for the country. But you are weakening the army. This demand from JDU is 100 per cent correct,” the AAP leader added. In June 2022, the government rolled out the Agnipath recruitment scheme for short-term induction of personnel with an aim to bring down the age profile of the three armed services. AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther States The scheme provides for recruiting youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years and 21 for four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years.
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Applications sought from Scheduled Tribe candidates for Swavalamban Yojana
District Antyapasayi Cooperative Development Committee Bijapur has invited applications from Scheduled Tribes candidates for establishing self-employment under Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Swavalamban Scheme. A total of 11 units are allocated to the district under this scheme and the cost per unit is fixed at 2 lakh 2 thousand rupees. To qualify for the benefit of the scheme, the candidate must be a Scheduled Tribe class, including being a native of the district. The family annual income of the applicant should not be more than Rs. 98 thousand in case of rural area and Rs. One lakh 20 thousand in case of urban area. The applicant should be at least 8th pass including being over 18 years of age and the applicant should not be an arrear from any bank or financial institution in the past. Under the scheme, the amount of unit cost will be made available for a period of 5 years out of Rs. 2 lakh 2 thousand, one lakh 40 thousand rupees for construction of immovable property shop and the remaining 62 thousand rupees as working capital at 4 percent annual interest rate. . 75 percent of the unit cost ie Rs 1.5 lakh will be payable to the concerned beneficiary on payment of regular fixed monthly installment from the beneficiary beneficiary. Applicants desirous of benefiting from this scheme can submit the application form along with the verified photocopy of the marklist, ration card, Aadhaar card, caste, residence and other certificates to the concerned Janpad Panchayat or urban body. Detailed information of this scheme can be seen on the official information board of all district panchayats and urban bodies including District Antyapasayi Cooperative Development Society Bijapur.