July 27, 2022
Saugata Roy, under Rule 377, urged the government to withdraw the Agnipath Scheme in view of its likely serious economic and social impacts
Soldiers would be recruited for four years only under the Agnipath scheme with no retirement benefits like pension and medical insurance. After four years, only 25 percent of recruits will be absorbed as regulars for15 years while the remaining 75 per cent will be relieved. Youths feel that the Government policy on recruitment to the Armed Forces is playing with their career. Youths are questioning as to what will happen to their career after four years when there is so muchunemployment in India.While youths are protesting on the streets fearing their career will be jeopardized under the scheme, political and security experts criticize the scheme for other reasons. They argue that if a largenumber of youngsters with licensed weapons and no adequate source of livelihood are sent back to their villages, it will pose a security threat and it might cause severe damage to the law andorder situation even if a smallpercentage of such youths take to crime just to fulfil their basic needs.I urge upon the government to consider
the serious impacts of such a wrong decision and take immediate steps to withdraw the Agnipath scheme for the interest of the nation.
