What jobs could Agniveers possibly do after they finish four years of service? National Security Advisor Ajit Doval answers.
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00:00There is no question of any rollback.
00:02If they come back after four years,
00:05then their training, their discipline,
00:08their background, their army career
00:10gives them a high status in the society.
00:18What happens after those four years are over
00:20and they don't find space in the services?
00:25And they don't find space in the paramilitary?
00:28Because the reason I'm asking is
00:30there are some loose comments
00:31that they can become a plumber, an electrician,
00:33a security guard.
00:35So, with regard to the future,
00:36do a little apprehension
00:40or people are afraid
00:42that how will they be better off
00:45after the four years?
00:47Will they have a skill set which is market-friendly,
00:49which they can get jobs?
00:51I think this is one of the biggest misunderstandings
00:54that has been created either deliberately
00:56or by lack of full knowledge and understanding.
01:02We are talking about a young man
01:07who is 22 or 23 years old,
01:11has done four years of service
01:12and now he's in the market.
01:14Compare him with any other 21, 22 years old man
01:18who has not become a plumber.
01:21This man, this person has got,
01:23he has become disciplined,
01:25he has got the capability to work in a team,
01:28he has learned the skills,
01:30he has developed the confidence
01:32and he is trainable.
01:34His mind and his vision,
01:36he has got an all-India perspective.
01:38So, he is much more equipped to face the society.
01:41On top of it,
01:42he has been given a qualification
01:45that will be a plus two.
01:46That makes him comparable
01:48with any other person in his age group
01:52to which the others are joining.
01:55So, there is no avenue that has been debarred
01:58or closed for him.
02:2224, 25 years, 26 years.
02:24Look, today, in that era,
02:26with our age span,
02:28we talk about one life, two careers.
02:30Now, people talk about one life, three careers.
02:33Compare this man,
02:34if he had gone after 15 years,
02:36then he would have been 32, 33, 34 years old.
02:38At this time,
02:40now, he has no one who is not trainable.
02:44He doesn't even have the capacity to sit at home.
02:46Because he has just been married for 3-4 years.
02:49Now, he has a small child who has to be educated.
02:51If there is a girl,
02:53then she will also be eligible to get married after 15-20 years.
02:55He has responsibilities.
02:57In earlier times, there was a difference.
03:00The soldier used to come from the village.
03:03And he used to go back to the village.
03:05To stay in the village,
03:07he had some land.
03:08And he used to survive on his pension.
03:10Today, he cannot survive on his pension.
03:13So, he needs a second career.
03:15So, that is why it has been kept that
03:18if he comes after 4 years,
03:20then his training,
03:22his discipline,
03:23his background,
03:24his army career,
03:26gives him a high position in the society.
03:28The first person to retire from the army
03:30will be after 5 years.
03:32At that time, India's economy will be worth 5 trillion.
03:35The private sector will move forward in a new direction.
03:38The way the defense industry is growing,
03:40there will be many such things.
03:42The way the defense public sector is expanding,
03:46manufacturing is growing in the country.
03:48People don't need such people.
03:50People who are disciplined,
03:52who are trainable,
03:54and who have age.
03:56Their biggest asset is their age.
03:59They are still young.
04:01So, is there any chance that because of these street protests,
04:04there could be a rollback to the Agnipat scheme?
04:06There is no question of any rollback.