{
 "no": 21,
 "id": "case-21",
 "sk": 20220614,
 "year": 2022,
 "date": "14 Jun 2022",
 "cat": "Policy misfire",
 "sev": "amber",
 "title": "Agnipath. Recruitment overhaul over youth objections",
 "stamp": "Pushed through amid protests",
 "human": {
  "v": "Lakhs of aspirants affected; only ~<b>25%</b> of 'Agniveers' to be kept on after four years",
  "est": true
 },
 "cost": {
  "v": "Public property torched in nationwide protests; trains burned",
  "est": true
 },
 "what": "A scheme that replaced permanent military recruitment with four-year 'Agniveer' contracts, most of whom leave with no pension.",
 "dodge": "Announced with no real consultation and forced through despite violent protests, the core grievances of job security and veteran status were met with cosmetic tweaks, not a rethink or a pause to build consent.",
 "ministers": [
  {
   "n": "Rajnath Singh",
   "r": "Defence Minister"
  }
 ],
 "pos": "The government says Agnipath builds a younger force and gives youth skills and a stipend.",
 "alt": "Consult veterans and aspirants, pilot before a national rollout, and confront pension and post-service security head-on.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "label": "PMO, Cabinet clears AGNIPATH scheme, 14 June 2022",
   "url": "https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/in-a-transformative-reform-cabinet-clears-agnipath-scheme-for-recruitment-of-youth-in-the-armed-forces/",
   "tier": 1,
   "archiveUrl": "http://web.archive.org/web/20220629092605/https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/in-a-transformative-reform-cabinet-clears-agnipath-scheme-for-recruitment-of-youth-in-the-armed-forces/"
  },
  {
   "label": "The Hindu, anti-Agnipath protests in Bihar",
   "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/anti-agnipath-stir-flares-up-in-bihar-several-trains-vehicles-set-on-fire/article65536796.ece",
   "tier": 2,
   "archiveUrl": "http://web.archive.org/web/20221015221309/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/anti-agnipath-stir-flares-up-in-bihar-several-trains-vehicles-set-on-fire/article65536796.ece"
  }
 ],
 "caseUrl": "https://whoisresponsible.xyz/case/case-21/"
}