3 of the 6 Apaches are being delivered to IA. $100 mil per helo.
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More firepower to Indian Army: First of six Apache helicopters to arrive this month, to be deployed along Pak border - BusinessToday
The Indian Army's long wait for the Apache AH-64E attack helicopters is likely to end soon, with sources indicating that the first batch could be handed over within this month.www.businesstoday.in
And this problem shall compound if Agniveer are not suitably enployed after their tenure gets over. Giving one lumpsome money thinking he/she can open business never works as he may spend that money for self/sibling marriage, vehicle or payoff family loan. Once that money goes you will have jobless but military trained person. Better use then to settle in Jammu Kashmir villages as you for VDG or even for safegaurding Pandit colonies in KashmirIdeally ex-servicemen and retired Officers living in J&K and NE or near Bangladesh (Assam and West Bengal) border should be given these rifles with 3-4 magazines each.
VDC and Home Guard could be equipped with these rifles since they are still using .303s as of 2021.
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UP home guards replace .303 Enfield rifles with Insas | Lucknow News - Times of India
Lucknow: Close on the heels of Uttar Pradesh Police, UP home guards department has also decided to phase out .timesofindia.indiatimes.com
.303 rifles to be used by Home Guards in UP panchayat polls
The .303 rifles which had been discarded earlier will once again be used in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections by the Home Guards.morungexpress.com
Village Defence Guards’ Capabilities May Get SLRs, Added Renumeration
SRINAGAR: The government is planning to bring all Village Defence Guards (VDGs) under a new mode of payments and gradually replace their vintage .303 weapons with Self Loading Rifles (SLRs). This move aims to bolster the VDGs' ability to combat militant threats effectively, a necessity highlighte...kashmirlife.net
There are 4,125 VDCs and 486,401 Home Guard all over India. So assuming ~200,000 INSAS rifles are kept in reserve and say another ~5,000-10,000 kept aside for ex-servicemen and retired officers in border areas, what happens to the other 700,000 rifles?
I expect these rifles to be sent to OFB Ishapore and GCF Jabalpur to be disposed off from where some of these rifles will be disassembled and reported as 'destroyed'. Meanwhile criminals and underground weapons dealers will sell them to street level criminals.
Where Did 77 AK-47 Rifles At Madhya Pradesh Ordnance Factory Disappear?
The arrest of a man in Bihar's Munger a few years ago has uncovered a sensational racket involved in stealing AK-47 rifles from the premier Jabalpur Central Ordnance Factory in Madhya Pradesh. Police have arrested four accused in the case including two men who used to work at the ordnance factory.www.etvbharat.com
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Scarily, by that time there will be tens of thousands of ex-Agniveer who will KNOW how to operate and maintain the INSAS and could form their own criminal gangs and smuggling networks.
Agniveer Quits Army, Arrested After Robbing Cars In Punjab
Mohali Police on Wednesday said it has arrested three youths, including an Agniveer, in a vehicle snatching case.www.ndtv.com
Agniveer Quits Army, Arrested After Robbing Cars In Punjab
Mohali Police on Wednesday said it has arrested three youths, including an Agniveer, in a vehicle snatching case.
That's why I was against the scheme.
Or could give them lateral entry into police force..there is a severe shortage of personnel there. Just look at our police personnel per 100k stat.
This airforce debate, same i had with a brother of major general and he himself gave nda and cds but couldnt clear. He gave example of israel hamas, where the main warfare is in tunnel and airforce cannot find and destroy tunnels from cameras. Ground invasion, search and destroy is necessary, but at the same time, many ground invasion works can now be taken by drones too.
The ground forces will be there, but the numbers are not justifiable in modern warfare era.
But is 1 million enough in case of a hypothetical 3 front war with China, Pakistan & Bangladesh.
Ideally, 50% of Agniveers should be retained within the armed forces. The remaining 50% can be absorbed into other security services such as the CRPF, CAPF, RPF, and state police forces. Given the substantial investment already made in their training, these individuals are well-prepared and capable of serving as at least entry-level personnel in these organisations. From a political standpoint, this approach also offers a win-win: the government can credibly claim to be generating jobs for the youth while making effective use of trained manpower.
For the two front war we need more fighter jets, awacs and missiles rather than just numbers.
It’s a good idea but it simply cannot be implemented because the CAPF come under the ambit of the reservation policy of GoI. Thus inducting Agniveers will lead to a dilution of this policy and lead to further political turmoil in the country.
I mean they could just fill the reservation quota with those agniveers. Surely some of those might be from reserved category. If it is planned well, the government can find ways to avoid this situation.
Number alone won't do we need more fighter jets , awacs , etc but we also need numbers
We also need IRF. I don't understand why some army veterans oppose it. There have been numerous articles written against Integrated Rocket Force by many army vets. Ofc there have been equal number of supportive articles written in favour of it by other army vets. But perhaps this conflicting view wrt to this idea within Army itself is what has made GoI not fully commit to this idea in last few years.
The armed forces do not follow the reservation policy in recruitment hence it is difficult to say how many reserved category candidates join the forces through the Agniveer scheme. Moreover the lateral entry of Agniveers into the CAPFs is an excellent idea however it could turn into a political hot potato due to the reservation issue. The MHA could save money but shortening the training of new recruits since they would have already undergone training by the armed forces.
