Creation of Agniveer Corpus Fund & Seva Nidhi

Implementing Agnipath Scheme 2022

1(23)/2022/D(Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Military Affairs
D(Pay/Services)

New Delhi, dated 29 December, 2022

To

The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

CREATION OF AGNIVEER CORPUS FUND AND SEVA NIDHI PACKAGE: AGNIPATH SCHEME, 2022

Government of India, vide Ministry of Defence letter no. DMA/JS (N&DS)/2021/Agnipath-01 dated 15.06.2022 introduced AGNIPATH Scheme for enrolment in Indian Armed Forces. In pursuance of the Government’s decision to implement the Agnipath Scheme, 2022, the Competent Authority has decided to create a non-lapsable dedicated ‘Agniveer Corpus Fund’ in the interest bearing section of the Public Account head.

2. The modalities of the Agniveer Corpus Fund are indicated in the Annexure-1.
3. The nomination form is annexed at Annexure-2.
4. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their 1.D. No 405/AG/PD/2022 dated 27.12.2022 of RF No. 2(2)/2022-AG/PD and D/o Legal Affairs vide Note in Dy. No. 1548/XXII/ LA (Def) dated 07.12.2022.

Yours faithfully,

(T Johnson)
Gp Capt
Director (Pay/Services)

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