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00:00We will see the posture of our army, you can compare it with the policy when we had attacks
00:10in Bombay and aggression in China and the way our response was given in the Uri attacks
00:18or the aggression in China, you will see that there is a lot of difference.
00:23We have applied a policy of offensive defence from a passive state and you will also see
00:29that the roads which were not built for many years, be it in the border of China or in J&K
00:36infrastructure, you must have seen the Z-mode which was inaugurated in Jammu & Kashmir,
00:40the tunnels, all this should have been done earlier.
00:42Now you can see that there is a lot of change, not only in the infrastructure but also in
00:47the weaponry.
00:48We were the top importing country of SIPRI from a net importer of arms.
00:53India has been number one in importing of arms.
00:57Today we are moving towards self-reliance.
00:59Our private sectors are big companies.
01:02Of course, they are using DPS.
01:05But the private sectors like Bharat Forge, Mahindra, Datsun & Toubro, Dhatas and Aerospace
01:14and all these companies are making weapons systems of the international level.
01:21And there is a lot of difference in the facilities in P&P.
01:26If you will tour in the northern areas and borders, you will see that the living facilities,
01:32the items of troop comfort, the transportation, there is a lot of difference in all this.
01:38First, we should go into the history of OROP.
01:41You should know that after the war of 1991, when the 3rd Bay Commission was established,
01:47and till then, all those who were in the service, who were removed after 6-7 years,
01:54those who were kept in the service, they were given 70% pension.
01:59And in 1972, it was told in the 3rd Bay Commission that by doing 50%,
02:04everyone will be given the benefit of 1 rank 1 pension.
02:07That is, the young soldiers, you know that for 35-40 years, the bulk of the army retires.
02:13And those who have retired in 1970, if you see their pension in today's date,
02:18then you will not be able to buy even a cup of tea.
02:21So, it was necessary to have 1 rank 1 pension,
02:24because the youngest service to retire was only of the armed forces in the government service.
02:28And when it was told that 1 rank 1 pension will be given,
02:32and on that basis, the pension was made 50%,
02:36so it is the duty of the government to keep its promise that if it has taken a commitment,
02:43then from 1970 to 2014, it was said many times that 1 rank 1 pension will be given.
02:51And before going, the UPA 2 government had said that they have marked 500 crores per year.
02:57And the Prime Minister had said in the rally that we will adopt 1 rank 1 pension.
03:05And we will implement it.
03:07And as they had promised, they did it.
03:10And the third installment has come.
03:12That is, the benefit of the one who is retiring is with today's retiring soldiers.
03:19I myself am its beneficiary.
03:213rd rank, 3rd bar has been upgraded.
03:24Our pension is quite different.
03:26This is not a small amount of money.
03:27We have a difference of 2, 3, 6 thousand rupees in pension, which is a lot of money.
03:32And especially those who are pensioners like us,
03:35after retirement, there are many people who remain unemployed.
03:39It is not unemployable.
03:42They are unemployed because they do not get suitable work of their age and all this.
03:47So, there is a lot of difference from 1 rank 1 pension.
03:50Not only for soldiers, retiring veterans, retired people, but also for families, widows.
03:56My mother was a widow.
03:58And they also got a lot of benefit of 1 rank 1 pension.
04:02So, it is a big achievement.
04:04And you will see, from 70 to 2014-2015,
04:08there were a lot of people who were scared to implement it.
04:13There were a lot of people who were giving hollow words.
04:16But the one who is going to implement it,
04:18this has happened under NDA 1 Prime Minister Modi.
04:21There should be no doubt about it.
04:23And the third time, revision has also been found.
04:25The borders of the country,
04:27we never have a report card that it is 100% safe to speak.
04:32No country in the world can say that our borders are safe.
04:37What you have seen, what happened in Israel on October 7,
04:40you could never have imagined,
04:42but Israel has an Iron Dome and all this.
04:44You saw in America, what happened in 9-11,
04:47the attack on the Pentagon in New York.
04:53So, if we say that it is 100% secure,
04:56we can never say that.
04:58There has never been a situation in history
05:02that it is 100% secure.
05:05It constantly changes.
05:07How prepared are we?
05:09We can ask this question.
05:11How prepared are we to face any challenge?
05:13I think our answer is that we are always prepared.
05:17And well equipped.
05:19And I think in preparation, training, manpower,
05:22and their equipment,
05:24and I think to tackle any threat,
05:27I think we have manpower, weapons, training,
05:30and in that dimension,
05:32I think that will be the correct way to say
05:34we are prepared to face any threat.
05:36So, that is a better answer to say that
05:38how safe it is to speak.
05:40We can't imagine if on October 7,
05:42as you would have seen,
05:44the way they attacked Israel,
05:46they have an Iron Dome.
05:48Iron Dome can destroy any incoming missile.
05:51But the biggest massacre after the Holocaust,
05:55after World War II,
05:57we saw it on October 7.
05:59So, and similarly,
06:01what is happening in the borders,
06:03but being prepared for those contingencies
06:05is the answer for any contingency.
06:08And that is the key.
06:10We have volatile borders everywhere.
06:12Look at what is happening in Bangladesh.
06:14And you know,
06:15so being prepared for that is the key.
06:17And I think I'm 100% prepared.
06:48It will make a lot of difference.
06:50Because, not only because,
06:52once we entered the army,
06:54we had to live in that for the rest of our lives.
06:56Now, if we have any idea in our minds,
06:58that we have seen that this is a security problem,
07:00now look around the world,
07:02wherever you see in America or Israel,
07:06the technology solutions,
07:08there will always be a hand of a serviceman.
07:11The jet plane that was designed,
07:13was an air force corporal.
07:15So, experience,
07:16military experience is very important.
07:18And to catch them and say,
07:20you are in our custody now,
07:22you have been in the army all your life,
07:24it is wrong to say that.
07:25Giving this chance to the youth,
07:26first of all to serve the country,
07:28and the training and discipline you get in the army,
07:30it is very important.
07:31A scheme like Agniweer,
07:32which is also being implemented for the officers.
07:34A scheme like Agniweer,
07:35should now be implemented in IS, IPS, Foreign Service,
07:38so that people know.
07:40Here comes the experience,
07:41and then in corporate,
07:42the businesses,
07:44the technology,
07:45the innovators,
07:46go into it,
07:47and you will get a lot of pool from it.
07:49A disciplined pool,
07:51well-trained,
07:52motivated, patriotic,
07:53who know,
07:54what happens now,
07:56people come,
07:57they never even know,
07:58what,
07:59what are we making for,
08:00we have some other intention,
08:02some other delivery is happening.
08:03You must have seen that cartoon,
08:05which was told to the software designer,
08:07what was our plan,
08:08and what was delivered,
08:10there is a cartoon.
08:11So in that,
08:12there is a lot of gap,
08:13but if,
08:14like Israel,
08:15and America,
08:16and other countries,
08:17who,
08:18experienced veterans,
08:20go out,
08:21and get the opportunity,
08:23that is very important,
08:24and I think,
08:25a scheme like Agniweer,
08:26should be taken out,
08:27from the right talent pool.
08:29You know,
08:30if we have to calibrate a little,
08:32the talent,
08:34which we want,
08:36for the 21st century warfare,
08:38information warfare.
08:39You know,
08:40the drone warfare,
08:42or the UAVs,
08:43that are being used,
08:44to take targets,
08:45is not due to muscular strength,
08:47it is due to the strength of the mind,
08:48which interprets,
08:49that yes,
08:50this vehicle has come out of here,
08:51to track it,
08:52thousands of kilometers away,
08:54in America,
08:55or in Israel,
08:56they calculate,
08:57that yes,
08:58this vehicle has come out,
08:59this is the vehicle.
09:00Now,
09:01you know,
09:02it should have that intelligence,
09:03to read the information,
09:04process it,
09:05and then attack it.
09:06That is a different level,
09:07of caliber,
09:08which will be in the information age.
09:10So,
09:11for that,
09:12for preparation,
09:13it is very important,
09:14to have a model like Agnivir.
09:15With that,
09:16you will also deliver it,
09:17the gaps,
09:18which we see,
09:19the people,
09:20every person,
09:21it is not necessary,
09:22to be an Einstein.
09:23But,
09:24if you get one of them,
09:25it will make a lot of difference.
09:26One person,
09:27will make a lot of change.
09:28So,
09:29it is a very good thing,
09:30that it is going to the larger population,
09:31to the young people,
09:32and I think,
09:33it is a very great opportunity.
09:34In this,
09:35in every scheme,
09:36there are people,
09:37who make mistakes,
09:38and are experts,
09:39but,
09:40the people,
09:41who give the solution,
09:42are very less.
09:43I think,
09:44this is a good scheme,
09:45and,
09:46it can be improved.
09:47There is a lot of scope.
09:48It is not like,
09:49there are 10 commandments,
09:50of the Jewish faith,
09:51that it cannot be changed.
09:52It is not like that.
09:53It can be changed.
09:54It has been constantly changed.
09:55And,
09:56in the army,
09:57I had told you earlier,
09:58that,
09:59till 1977,
10:00there was a seven year,
10:01scholar service.
10:02The introduction of the scholar service,
10:03was in 1977,
10:04when 15 years,
10:05plus two,
10:06were given.
10:07So,
10:08earlier also,
10:09people were left,
10:10and,
10:11those,
10:12who used to go out,
10:13used to go out,
10:14without a pension.
10:15Those,
10:16who used to stay,
10:17used to get a pension.
10:18So,
10:19this scheme,
10:20was introduced in 1977.
10:21So,
10:22you have seen,
10:23the pattern of recruitment,
10:24has also changed a lot.
10:25From the British era,
10:26to the Indian armed forces,
10:27in our time also,
10:28there has been a lot of change.
10:29And,
10:30it keeps changing.
10:31So,
10:32there is no deadline.
10:33Like,
10:34I have told you,
10:35that,
10:36this is the final policy.