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Agniveer Service Extended By 2 Years: Centre's New 6-Year Tenure Plan Sparks Political War Of Words

India Today4 Nov 2026

The central government has approved a two-year service extension for Agniveers, revising the terms of the tour of duty scheme ahead of the exit of the inaugural 2022 batch. Chief of Defence Staff General N.S. Raja Subramani announced that while 25 per cent of Agniveers will be enrolled as regular soldiers after completing four years, the remaining 75 per cent will be offered a second engagement period of two years based on merit and recommendations from the Indian Armed Forces. Following this…