(a) whether the Government has decided to increase the age limit
of General Duty Soldiers;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government has decided to increase the age limit
of General Duty Soldiers;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE)
(a) to (c): Keeping in view the decision of the State Parties
to the United Nations Protocol on `Convention on the Rights of the
Child` of which Government of India is a member, it has
been decided to raise the minimum age for recruitment of Soldier
(General Duty) to 17.5 years.