Chandigarh: Stating that the Agniveers will be provided 20% reservation in the recruitment of state police, Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Sunday said that the state is the first in the country which has secured the future of Agniveers by creating a provision for jobs after their service period in the Army.
Similarly, a provision of 10% reservation has also been made for Agniveers in the jobs of forest guard, jail warder and mining guard in the forest department, which will ensure a security cover to the Agniveers.
Sain, who chaired a review meeting regarding providing reservation in jobs to Agniveers in Panchkula, near here, said Agniveers will be able to get jobs in Haryana after their service period in the Army and for this, a separate portal will be created for them on which they can register themselves. After this, they will be given preference in jobs on the basis of educational qualification.
It was said in the meeting that under the Agnipath scheme started by the Central Government from July 15, 2022, Agniveers have been recruited in the Army, Navy and Air Force and that the first batch of Agniveers is set to be completed in July 2026, while the Haryana Cabinet has already announced security cover to the Agniveers by implementing the Haryana Agniveer Policy-2024.
It was also said at the meeting that about 2,893 Agniveers were recruited in the army, navy and the air force from Haryana during the year 2023-24 and 2,227 were recruited in 2022-23.
Agniveers in Haryana will be given 10% horizontal reservation in the recruitment of mining guards, jail warders and SPOs. Apart from this, 5% reservation will be given in the recruitment of Group C.
It was also said that those Agniveers who want to adopt self-employment or entrepreneurship will be provided loans at affordable rates.
