CHANDIGARH: The central government’s much-touted Agnipath scheme, through which soldiers are to be selected for a short term of four years, has created unrest among the youngsters of Haryana who were already facing the severe employment crunch. As per CMIE data for May 2022, Haryana is the worst off with a 24.6% unemployment rate, the highest in the country. Test paper leaks and cancellations of a large number of recruitment processes run by the state agencies had already caused much discouragement among the employable youth of the state.
The armed forces are the biggest employer for the youngsters from Haryana. The potential candidates are thus worried about the vacancies and other conditions of recruitment under the new scheme.
