"Agnipath Scheme Should Have Been Done Many Many Years Back": Navy Chief

Admiral R Hari Kumar said there is a recommendation in the Kargil review committee report that the age profile of the armed forces needs to be brought down.

Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday said 'Agnipath' is a great scheme which was arrived at after "extensive deliberations" and "extensive study" of how other military forces have structured their manpower.

He said this in an interaction on dais after delivering a keynote address at an event here on 'India's Naval Revolution: Becoming an Ocean Power'.

The idea got originated around mid-2020, "and it took around two years to bring it to fruition and to execution," he said.

"It's a great scheme, and I feel it's long-awaited and should have been done many many years back," he said in response to a question on Agnipath scheme from the host during the interaction.