Caste certificate for Armed Forces recruitment an old practice: Rajnath Singh

Jul 19, 2022

New Delhi July 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on July 19 issued clarification on the caste controversy in Agnipath Scheme and said that it is a past practice to ask for caste and religion certificates before recruitment into Armed Forces. Speaking to ANI, Rajnath Singh said, “It is just a rumour. Earlier system, that was existing since pre-independence era, is going on. No change has been made. Old system is being continued.”