<p>New Delhi: The implementation of the 'Agnipath' scheme has been one of the major reforms towards maintaining a youthful profile of the three services, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan has said.</p>.<p>His remarks came at an event in INS Chilka, a premier training facility of the Indian Navy located in Odisha, according to the defence ministry on Sunday.</p>.<p>In his address to the Agniveers, the CDS said the implementation of the 'Agnipath scheme has been one of the major reforms towards maintaining a youthful profile in the services and nation building by providing skilled, disciplined and motivated youth', the ministry said.</p>.<p>Gen Chauhan exhorted the Agniveers to focus on training to become technologically proficient sea warriors.</p>.<p>To gain insight into Agniveer training in the Navy, the CDS took a short tour of the training infrastructure.</p>.<p>He complimented the Navy for imparting high standards of training and shaping the next generation of sea warriors at the facility.</p>.<p>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 services.</p>.<p>The Agnipath 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. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The implementation of the 'Agnipath' scheme has been one of the major reforms towards maintaining a youthful profile of the three services, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan has said.</p>.<p>His remarks came at an event in INS Chilka, a premier training facility of the Indian Navy located in Odisha, according to the defence ministry on Sunday.</p>.<p>In his address to the Agniveers, the CDS said the implementation of the 'Agnipath scheme has been one of the major reforms towards maintaining a youthful profile in the services and nation building by providing skilled, disciplined and motivated youth', the ministry said.</p>.<p>Gen Chauhan exhorted the Agniveers to focus on training to become technologically proficient sea warriors.</p>.<p>To gain insight into Agniveer training in the Navy, the CDS took a short tour of the training infrastructure.</p>.<p>He complimented the Navy for imparting high standards of training and shaping the next generation of sea warriors at the facility.</p>.<p>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 services.</p>.<p>The Agnipath 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. </p>