Uttarakhand To Offer Jobs To Agniveers | 22 Jul 2024

According to the Uttarakhand Chief Minister the state government is going to bring a proposal for the reservation of Agniveers.

Agniveeers from the state would be given jobs in the government departments and the Police Department after they serve the nation.
On the occasion of Guru Purnima, the Chief Minister along with his mother planted a tree under the campaign ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam'.
- This campaign symbolises respect for nature as well as for mothers.

The term "Agniveer" translates to "Fire-Warriors" and is a new military rank.
It is a scheme of recruiting army personnel below officer ranks such as soldiers, airmen, and sailors who are not commissioned officers to the Indian Armed Forces.
They are recruited for a period of 4 years, after which, upto 25% of these recruits (called Agniveers), can join the services on a permanent commission (another 15 years), subject to merit and organisational requirements.
At present, all sailors, airmen, and soldiers, except the technical cadre of the medical branch, are recruited to the services under this scheme.

According to the Hindu calendar, Guru Purnima generally falls on a full-moon day in the Hindu month of Ashadh.
It is dedicated to Maharshi Veda Vyasa, the sage who is believed to have edited the sacred Hindu text, the Vedas and created the 18 Puranas, Mahabharata and the Srimad Bhagavatam.
For Buddhists, the festival marks the first sermon of Lord Buddha, which is said to have been delivered at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, on this very day.
It is also believed to mark the onset of monsoons.