BrahMos Aerospace to have job reservation for Agniveers

It added that recruitment of Agniveers will be done for at least 15 per cent of contractual vacancies through third party contract staffing depending upon their experience and qualification and that the industry partners associated with BrahMos Aerospace will be encouraged to recruit at 15 per cent of Agniveers in their establishments for tasks related to BAPL.

While the CAPFs had announced a 10 per cent employment reservation for Agniveers, this is the first major company to have announced this move. A few state police forces have also said they will recruit Agniveers when they leave the Armed Forces.

In the office order, BAPL said it would be expanding at a fast pace with the new orders coming in from the Indian Armed Forces and the scope of business in the international market will also likely to increase.

“In order to cater for the increasing work orders, we need additional manpower. During the recruitment and selection of the manpower it is ensured that the individuals are not only qualified but also trained and well disciplined keeping the nature of the job at BrahMos,” it said.

It added that the soldiers coming out of Agnipath scheme, well trained, qualified, disciplined and motivated through rigorous selection and training process, therefore, if recruited in BAPL, in their respective fields will be assets to the organisation.

Announced in June 2022 after a gap of two years in military recruitment due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Agnipath scheme was aimed at recruiting soldiers, airmen and sailors to the Indian Armed Forces for a period of four years.

At the end of the four-year tenure, up to 25% of them can apply voluntarily to join the services on a regular basis, subject to merit and organisational requirements.

The biggest difference between a soldier employed on regular service and one recruited under the Agnipath scheme is that the former will draw pensions post-retirement, while Agniveers are not entitled to any pensionary benefits barring the 25 per cent of Agniveers, who would eventually get absorbed into the defence forces after four years.

The scheme has been embroiled in a political controversy with several opposition leaders objecting to it.