Topic: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
6. Critically analyze the Agnipath scheme, which aims to reform defence policy by changing the way young men and women are recruited into the Indian armed forces. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question:
The Agnipath scheme, as it is known, was announced on June 14, 2022, and is in force with the initial batch of Agniveers, as these young men and women are called, already inducted in armed forces units after completion of their recruit training.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about Agnipath scheme, its benefits and risks.
Directive:
Critically analyze – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a balanced judgment on the topic.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin the writing about aims and objectives of Agnipath scheme for recruiting soldiers
Body:
Frist, discuss the key features of the scheme – recruitment, salary, duration and post tenure etc.
Next, write about the major benefits from the scheme.
Next, write about various concerns associated with the scheme in the short term and long term.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward to address these shortcomings.
