Agniveer scheme golden opportunity for youths, says Navy chief

The Agniveer scheme is a golden opportunity for the youths to serve the nation, the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi has said.

A total of 1,389 Agniveers, including 214 women, joined the service on Friday



following 16 weeks of training, he said.

“It is a golden opportunity for the Indian youths to join Agniveer. This provides at least four years to serve the nation by joining the service in the Indian Navy, Army and Air Force,” he said.