Bahujan Samaj Party was founded on the birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar (14 April 1984) by Kanshi Ram, who named former school teacher, Mayawati, as his successor of BSP in 2001.

The Union Cabinet had approved the scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces on 14 Jun 2022.

• The ‘Agnipath’ scheme is a transformational reform for the Armed Forces and the Nation and aims to bring
  paradigm changes in the Human Resource Management of the Indian Army.
• The youth (male/female) selected under this scheme will be known as ‘Agniveers’
• The ‘Agnipath’ allows patriotic and motivated youth (17.5 years to 21 years old) to serve in the Armed Forces
  for a period of 4 years.
• The best among to Agniveers, up to 25 percent in each batch, will be selected for regular cadre to serve for
  another 15 years, based on transparent and merit-based assessment.
• 46,000 Agniveers will be recruited this year (2022).
• The process of recruiting 46,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen this year will begin on a "all-India, all-class"
  basis under the Agnipath scheme.
• The average age in the forces is 32 years today, which will go down to 26 in six to seven years.
• A youthful profile of the Army will provide a fresh lease of ‘Josh and Jazba’ while bringing about a
  transformational shift towards a more technical savvy Armed Forces- which is the need of the hour.
• Army will continue to retain its rich legacy, history, traditions, military values and culture - based on the
  principles of Cohesiveness, Camaraderie, Esprit-de-Corps and the core ethos of Naam, Namak and
  Nishan”
• On completion of the engagement period of four years, Agniveers will be paid one time ‘Seva Nidhi’
  package which shall comprise their contribution including accrued interest thereon and matching contribution
  from the Government equal to the accumulated amount of their contribution including interest.
• After their tenure their skills and experience would create opportunities for themselves and Contribute to the
  growth of the economy