India, Feb. 2 -- The government has allocated Rs.11,039 crore for the Agnipath scheme for short-term induction of soldiers in the three services in the defence budget 2025-26, an increase of more than 32% over the revised estimates last year to cater for the growing numbers, documents show.

The figure stood at Rs.7,471 crore in 2024-25.

The outlay for the Agnipath scheme comes under the revenue head. The army's share in this year's budget for the scheme is Rs.9,414 crore, the Indian Force's Rs.853 crore and the navy's Rs.772 crore, compared to last year's allocation of Rs.6,274 crore, Rs.618 crore and Rs.579 crore, respectively, the budget documents show.

Agnipath was a major departure from the military's decades-old recruitment system...