Around one lakh Agniveers enrolled by army till now, says top officer

"Approximately 70% of these Agniveers are already with their units and doing extremely well," said Lieutenant General CB Ponnappa, the army's Adjutant General. Amid claims and counter-claims regarding the contentious Agnipath policy for recruitment to the Indian armed forces, a top officer of the Indian Army said on Sunday that as many as one lakh Agniveers have joined the force till now, of whom 70% are serving in various units.