In view of the spiraling protests in many States against the Agnipath scheme announced by the Centre for recruitment of soldiers, the police officials in Chittoor and Annamayya districts have stepped up surveillance at railway stations and Central government offices on Friday.
According to information, around 30,000 candidates from Rayalaseema and South Coastal districts of A.P. had taken the physical test at the Army Recruitment Office in Guntur in June 2021 while the written test, supposed to have been conducted in August, remained indefinitely postponed.
Every year, around 20,000 candidates from Rayalaseema and South Coastal A.P. take coaching in many private defence academies in Chittoor, Annamayya, Tirupati, Kadapa, Nellore, Prakasam, and Guntur districts for the Army recruitment exam.
