Agnipath Protest: After Home, Defence Ministry Announces 10 Per Cent Reservation For Agniveers

The Defence Ministry has announced a 10 per cent reservation in job vacancies for 'Agniveers' meeting requisite eligibility criteria.

According to the Office of the Defence Minister, the reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard and defence civilian posts, and all the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings.

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10 per cent reservation for Agniveers

"Raksha Mantri @rajnathsingh has approved a proposal to reserve 10 per cent of the job vacancies in Ministry of Defence for 'Agniveers' meeting requisite eligibility criteria. The 10 per cent reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard and defence civilian posts, and all the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings. This reservation would be in addition to existing reservation for ex-servicemen," the Office tweeted.

The Office of the Defence Minister further informed that necessary amendments to relevant recruitment rules will be undertaken to implement these provisions.

"Defence Public Sector Undertakings will be advised to make similar amendments to their respective recruitment rules. Necessary age relaxation provision will also be made," the Office tweeted.

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Agniveers to get 10 per cent reservation in CAPFs

Earlier the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that 'Agniveers' will be absorbed into the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles at the end of their four-year term in the army.

MHA also announced three years of age relaxation, beyond the upper age limit to Agniveers for recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles.

For the first batch of Agniveers, age relaxation will be for 5 years beyond the upper age limit.

Several other government departments and state governments have also announced policies to give priority to Agniveers for jobs, once they complete their four-year tenure.

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Assam, Karnataka, UP, MP to recruit Agniveers in Police

In Assam, state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that every ¡®Agniveer¡¯ who is a permanent resident of the state will be directly absorbed in the state police at the end of their four-year term in the army.

In Karnataka, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that the government has planned to give preference to agniveers in recruitment to state police.

Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh too have announced that they would give priority to 'Agniveers' in recruitment to police and related services in their states.

Why post-army job is important for Agniveers

Under the Agnipat scheme Army, Navy and Air Force will recruit soldiers on short-term contracts for four years.

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75 % per cent of the Agniveers will retire from the army after four years without pension or other benefits.

This came as a shock to many army aspirants who saw it as a well-paying stable career.

They also point out that even with the upper age limit of 21 an Agniveer will complete his military service at the age of 25, with no future job prospects.

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