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Agnipath Scheme [1] (also spelled Agneepath Scheme) (Hindi: Agnīpath Yojanā, transl. Agnipath [Fireway] Scheme) is a tour of duty style scheme approved by the Government of India on 14 June 2022 and implemented in the country a few months later in September 2022, for recruitment of soldiers below the rank of commissioned officers into the three services of the armed forces. [2]
Additional Director General Army Education Corps: R Putarjunam [42] Judge Advocate General, Indian Army: Sandeep Kumar VSM: Additional Director General (Litigation) Indian Army: Javed Iqbal [43] Additional Director General Military Nursing Service: Ignatius Delos Flora [44] Additional Director General Strategic Communication RR Patil VSM [45]
The Kitchener Reforms brought the British Army to a new century. [23] In the 20th century, the Indian Army was a crucial adjunct to the forces of the British Empire in both world wars. 1.3 million Indian soldiers served in World War I (1914–1918) with the Allies, in which 74,187 Indian troops were killed or missing in action.
The defence budget of India was increased to ₹ 621,940 crore (US$72 billion) in the 2024-2025 union budget from ₹ 593,538 crore (US$69 billion) during last year. This year’s defence budget accounts for 1.89% of the country’s projected gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024-25. [15]
[needs update] The Indian Army has also contributed lady officers as Military Observers and Staff Officers apart from them forming part of Medical Units being deployed in UN Missions. The first all women contingent in a peacekeeping mission, was a Formed Police Unit from India, deployed in 2007 to the UN Operation in Liberia(UNMIL). [ 296 ]
The 2025 elections in India are expected to include the elections of the Rajya Sabha and 1 state and 1 union territory ... Date Constituency State/UT MP before ...
As of 1 January 2025, 135,000 personnel are in service with the Indian Air Force. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The Chief of the Air Staff , an air chief marshal , is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk of operational command of the Air Force.
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an Indian military officer posthumous recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in 1999. [2]