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Govt to roll out new recruitment process for jawans

Govt to roll out new recruitment process for jawans: The Department of Military Affairs has finalised a radical proposal for future recruitment to the armed forces. The Army will be the first to try out the concept, which involves recruiting some soldiers for a fixed period of three years.  The recruitment model was first proposed in 2020, with the goal of reducing Army officer shortages while also addressing rising defence pension costs. The rules are likely to be changed to allow only short-term contract soldiers to be recruited. The       Read More