Rajnath Singh approves 10% reservation for Agniveers in defence ministry jobs after meeting with top military brass
2 years, 8 months ago

Rajnath Singh approves 10% reservation for Agniveers in defence ministry jobs after meeting with top military brass

Firstpost  

‘The reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard and defence civilian posts, and all the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings,’ the defence ministry said Amid protests over the new recruitment scheme for the armed forces, the Centre on Friday announced ten percent reservation for Agniveers in Defence Ministry jobs on Saturday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for Agniveers meeting requisite eligibility criteria. Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh has approved a proposal to reserve 10% of the job vacancies in Ministry of Defence for ‘Agniveers’ meeting requisite eligibility criteria. — रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India June 18, 2022 “The 10% 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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BrahMos Aerospace announces job reservations for Agniveers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

BrahMos Aerospace announces job reservations for Agniveers

Hindustan Times  

The Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, which manufactures the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, has reserved a raft of vacancies for Agniveers, recruited under the Agnipath scheme, in various departments including technical, general administration and security, and it will also encourage its industry partners to hire such soldiers who are released after four years of service. In an office …

Haryana Cabinet okays policy to provide job, entrepreneurship opportunities to ex-Agniveers
7 months, 1 week ago

Haryana Cabinet okays policy to provide job, entrepreneurship opportunities to ex-Agniveers

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, The Haryana Cabinet on Monday approved a policy aimed at providing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities to Agniveers after completion of their service in the armed forces. Haryana Cabinet okays policy to provide job, entrepreneurship opportunities to ex-Agniveers The Haryana Agniveer Policy, 2024, offers benefits in government recruitment, including a 10 per cent horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment …

Agnipath at political centre stage as Haryana assents to Agniveer Policy
7 months, 1 week ago

Agnipath at political centre stage as Haryana assents to Agniveer Policy

The Hindu  

As the Agnipath scheme continues to be at the centre stage of electoral politics, the Haryana Cabinet on August 5 approved the Haryana Agniveer Policy, 2024, aimed at providing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities to Agniveers after completion of their service in the Armed Forces. The policy offers benefits in government recruitment, including a 10% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct …

Rajasthan announces quota for Agniveers in police and other forces
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan announces quota for Agniveers in police and other forces

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan on July 27 announced reservation for Agniveers in the recruitments to the State police and the forces such as prison and forest guards. The move followed a similar decision taken by several States for recruitment of retired Agniveers in their respective police forces. Mr. Sharma said the State government’s decision, taken under the …

Quota for Agniveers in police, State armed forces, says M.P. Chief Minister
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Quota for Agniveers in police, State armed forces, says M.P. Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Agniveer soldiers will be given reservation in the State police and armed forces recruitment, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on July 26, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the 25th anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War. “Today, on the occasion of Kargil Day, Madhya Pradesh government has decided that as per the wishes …

Agniveers to get reservation in MP police, declares CM Mohan Yadav after Yogi's announcement
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Agniveers to get reservation in MP police, declares CM Mohan Yadav after Yogi's announcement

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday announced a reservation for Agniveers in state police and other armed forces. In a post on X, MP CM said, "Today, on the occasion of Kargil Day, our government has decided that as per the wishes of our illustrious Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Agniveer jawans will be given reservation in the …

Agniveer quotas won’t quell angst
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Agniveer quotas won’t quell angst

Hindustan Times  

It is difficult to interpret Haryana’s declaration of 10% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in some state government jobs and an age relaxation in eligibility for other services as anything but a poll sop. It appears that the Bharatiya Janata Party is worried about reverses in the Lok Sabha polls in the state — it swept all 10 seats in 2014 …

Haryana announces 10% reservation for Agniveers in constable, forest guard jobs
8 months ago

Haryana announces 10% reservation for Agniveers in constable, forest guard jobs

The Hindu  

As the Agnipath scheme continues to be at centre stage of electoral politics, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced that 10% reservation has been assigned in police, mining guard, and forest guard jobs among others for Agniveers in the State. “The State government will provide a 10% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment for the posts …

10% quota, age relief: The special provisions for ex-Agniveers in CISF, BSF, SSB
8 months ago

10% quota, age relief: The special provisions for ex-Agniveers in CISF, BSF, SSB

Firstpost  

Amid controversy over compensation to Agniveers who die while in service, the heads of various Central Armed Police Forces have announced a 10 per cent reservation for vacancies as well as exemptions in physical examinations for former Agniveers, once they quit the Armed Forces Agniveer Vayu trainees during their 'Combined Passing Out Parade' at Tambaram Air Force Station, in Chennai. …

Ex-Agniveers to get 15 % reservation, age relaxation, exemption from physical tests in Railway jobs
1 year, 10 months ago

Ex-Agniveers to get 15 % reservation, age relaxation, exemption from physical tests in Railway jobs

Firstpost  

Indian Railways will provide a cumulative reservation of 15 per cent in non-gazetted posts to Agniveers in direct recruitment under its various departments and also offer them age relaxation and exemption from fitness tests, sources told PTI. The Agniveers will also be given exemption from physical efficiency tests and age relaxations – five years for the first batch of Agniveers …

Central government announces 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in CISF recruitment | DETAILS
2 years ago

Central government announces 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in CISF recruitment | DETAILS

India TV News  

Reservation for Agniveers: In a latest development, the Union Home Ministry has announced a 10% reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force. According to the notification, the upper age limit shall be relaxable up to five years for candidates of the first batch of former Agniveers and up to three years for candidates of other …

Agnipath game changer, will make the forces more youthful and tech savvy, says PM Modi
2 years, 2 months ago

Agnipath game changer, will make the forces more youthful and tech savvy, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Terming the Agnipath scheme for recruitment as a “transformative policy” which will be a “game changer” in strengthening the armed forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 16, 2023 said that the young Agniveers will make the forces more youthful and tech savvy. Virtually addressing the Agniveers undergoing training at various training centres across the country, Mr. Modi their spirit …

Demolition, jobs for Agniveers, attacks on migrants in J-K to figure in Parl session
2 years, 8 months ago

Demolition, jobs for Agniveers, attacks on migrants in J-K to figure in Parl session

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: "Demolition of homes due to protests" in some parts of the country, reservation of jobs for 'Agniveers' in paramilitary forces, riots and police firings are a host of subjects expected to be raised by MPs in the monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday. According to the tentative list of questions related to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, …

Will Request CM to Make Provision for Recruitment of 'Agniveer' as Forest Guards: Bihar Minister
2 years, 8 months ago

Will Request CM to Make Provision for Recruitment of 'Agniveer' as Forest Guards: Bihar Minister

News 18  

Senior BJP leader and Bihar minister Neeraj Kumar Singh on Wednesday said he will write to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, seeking reservation for Agniveers’ as forest guards’ in the state on their retirement, notwithstanding the JD’s opposition to the short-service appointment scheme for armed forces. Singh, the state’s environment minister, said that states such as Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, …

Indian Army releases notification for Agniveer recruitment drive; registrations open from July
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian Army releases notification for Agniveer recruitment drive; registrations open from July

Firstpost  

The recruitment rally is being conducted by the Indian Army for several vacancies including Agniveer General Duty, Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Clerk or Store Keeper Technical, Agniveer Tradesman 10th Pass, Agniveer Technical, and Agniveer Tradesman 8th Pass The Indian Army has issued a notification regarding the recruitment of Agniveers under the Agnipath military recruitment program. As per the notification, the application …

Haryana CM guarantees government jobs for Agniveers after 4-year term
2 years, 8 months ago

Haryana CM guarantees government jobs for Agniveers after 4-year term

Firstpost  

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that Agniveers, after 4 years of service in defence forces, can get inducted into any cadre for Group C jobs Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced that his government would give “guaranteed” employment to Agniveers after they return from 4 years of defence forces service. “I make this announcement that …

Agnipath: Top CAPF Officials Clarify Agniveers’ Hiring Will Be Over and Above Ex-Servicemen Quota
2 years, 8 months ago

Agnipath: Top CAPF Officials Clarify Agniveers’ Hiring Will Be Over and Above Ex-Servicemen Quota

News 18  

On the Tour of Duty’s Agnipath scheme, the top Central Armed Police Forces’ officials have clarified that the reservation for ‘Agniveers’ and 10% quota for ex-servicemen are different, and that the 10% of recruitment will be done taking ‘Agniveers’ into the forces, Director General of CAPF told News18. It may be possible that some seats from the quota of ex-servicemen …

Agnipath: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar promises 'guaranteed' state govt jobs for Agniveers
2 years, 8 months ago

Agnipath: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar promises 'guaranteed' state govt jobs for Agniveers

India TV News  

Agnipath: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar promises 'guaranteed' state govt jobs for Agniveers The government has projected Agnipath scheme as a major overhaul of the decades-old selection process to enhance the youthful profile of the services. Highlights Haryana CM on Tuesday said Agniveers will get guaranteed jobs in state government. Agnipath scheme: Amid widespread protest over the Agnipath scheme, Haryana …

Agnipath Row: ’Large potential for Agniveers,’ Anand Mahindra promises jobs
2 years, 8 months ago

Agnipath Row: ’Large potential for Agniveers,’ Anand Mahindra promises jobs

Live Mint  

Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra has promised to offer jobs to Agniveers, the defence troops who will be recruited in the regular cadre of the Armed Forces for four years. However, Anand Mahindra has opposing views regarding the Agnipath scheme, which are in line with what the Centre, and the chief of three defence forces have been saying. Mahindra said, …

Amid Agnipath protests, Rajnath Singh meets services chiefs for 2nd straight day
2 years, 8 months ago

Amid Agnipath protests, Rajnath Singh meets services chiefs for 2nd straight day

Hindustan Times  

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh is chairing a meet with the three services chief for the second straight day amid the ongoing protests across the country against the Agnipath recruitment scheme, news agency ANI reported. Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday announced that the Centre has cleared a proposal to reserve 10% of jobs in organisations under the ministry for …

Agnipath protests: What supportive measures for Agniveers announced so far
2 years, 8 months ago

Agnipath protests: What supportive measures for Agniveers announced so far

Hindustan Times  

As protests against the Agnipath scheme raged across the country for the fourth day, the central government and BJP-ruled state governments stepped up their efforts to placate the protesters by announcing several supportive measures for aspirants of the armed forces. The union home ministry announced its decision to reserve 10% vacancies for Agniveers in Central Armed Police Forces and Assam …

Agniveers to get 10% of defence, CAPF jobs
2 years, 8 months ago

Agniveers to get 10% of defence, CAPF jobs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Centre on Saturday swung into action to quell the disquiet among the young aspirants against "Agnipath", the new recruitment policy for soldiers in the defence forces, and announced a slew of job opportunities in various sectors for the "Agniveers’ after they complete their four-year stint. The defence and home ministries announced a 10 per cent reservation in jobs …

Agnipath: Martyred Agniveers' will get compensation of Rs 1 crore, says Centre
2 years, 8 months ago

Agnipath: Martyred Agniveers' will get compensation of Rs 1 crore, says Centre

India TV News  

Agnipath: Martyred Agniveers' will get compensation of Rs 1 crore, says Centre The 'Agniveers' would get the same allowance in areas like Siachen and other areas which are applicable to the regular soldiers serving at present. Highlights The youths to be recruited under the new scheme would be called 'Agniveer' Lt Gen said major reform to bring down age profile …

Centre announces several support measures for Agnipath recruits as protests continue
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre announces several support measures for Agnipath recruits as protests continue

India Today  

As nationwide protests against the Agnipath scheme entered Day 4, various Union ministries have announced job opportunities for Agniveers. 10th pass Agnipath recruits to get 12th certificates through NIOS The Department of School Education and Literacy through its autonomous institution, the National Institute of Open Schooling, has announced that it will institute a special programme in consultation with the defence …

Rajnath announces 10% job quota for Agniveers in Coast Guard, DPSUs
2 years, 8 months ago

Rajnath announces 10% job quota for Agniveers in Coast Guard, DPSUs

Hindustan Times  

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the government has cleared a proposal to reserve 10% of jobs in organisations under the ministry for Agniveers recruited under the Agnipath model for short-term induction of soldiers in the defence services, provided they meet the requisite eligibility criteria for such subsequent employment, even as thousands of angry defence aspirants ignored appeals for …

Agnipath | 10% of Defence Ministry jobs to be reserved for Agniveers
2 years, 8 months ago

Agnipath | 10% of Defence Ministry jobs to be reserved for Agniveers

The Hindu  

Amid continuing protests and violence surrounding the new Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers into the armed forces, the Centre has offered a slew of support measures to accommodate Agniveers in various government departments after their four-year service. — रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India June 18, 2022 Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh has approved a proposal to reserve 10% of the …

No 'Job Insecurity' But 'Good Opportunity': 6 Key Points on Myths & Facts of the Agnipath Scheme
2 years, 9 months ago

No 'Job Insecurity' But 'Good Opportunity': 6 Key Points on Myths & Facts of the Agnipath Scheme

News 18  

Trains were set afire, public and police vehicles attacked and personnel injured as protests over?Agnipath? As the violence spiralled, the government raised the upper age limit to 23 years from 21 years for recruitment under the scheme for the year 2022, without making a reference to the turmoil. LIVE UPDATES But the government also issued a clarification, asserting that the …

Don’t take ‘agnipareeksha’ of unemployed youth: Rahul Gandhi on Centre’s Agnipath scheme
2 years, 9 months ago

Don’t take ‘agnipareeksha’ of unemployed youth: Rahul Gandhi on Centre’s Agnipath scheme

The Hindu  

Amid protests against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 16 urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to the voice of unemployed youths and not take ‘agnipareeksha’ of their patience by making them walk on ‘Agnipath’. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the government over the scheme and urged the prime minister not …

Future of Agniveers not insecure, senior military officials consulted: Govt
2 years, 9 months ago

Future of Agniveers not insecure, senior military officials consulted: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Amid protests against the Centre's newly announced recruitment scheme Agnipath, South block officials on Thursday said the future of the scheme, contrary to what protesters are thinking, is not insecure. Extensive consultations with served armed forces officials were held for the last two years before launching the scheme and many former military officers supported the scheme, defence ministry officials said. …

'Agnipath' will give rise to more disaffection in youth: BJP MP Varun Gandhi to Rajnath Singh
2 years, 9 months ago

'Agnipath' will give rise to more disaffection in youth: BJP MP Varun Gandhi to Rajnath Singh

India Today  

Questioning various provisions of the Centre's 'Agnipath' scheme that envisages recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis, BJP MP Varun Gandhi Thursday said it will give rise to more disaffection among the youths and asked the government to make its stand clear. In a letter to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Gandhi said the young population has shared their questions …

Protest in Bihar over Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers
2 years, 9 months ago

Protest in Bihar over Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers

The Hindu  

Hundreds of protesters blocked national highways and railway tracks in different parts of Bihar on Wednesday over the Central government’s Agnipath scheme to recruit youth into the armed forces on short-term contract. We’ll continue to protest until the government takes some meaningful decision on this to help us,” said the protesters in Muzaffarpur while asking, “Why has no BJP leader …

Agniveers, completing 4 yrs under policy, to get priority: HMO
2 years, 9 months ago

Agniveers, completing 4 yrs under policy, to get priority: HMO

Live Mint  

With the Army recruitments hung for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Home Ministry on 15 June said the government has decided to give priority to Agniveers who have completed four years under the 'Agnipath Scheme' for recruitment into CAPFs and Assam Rifles. In the meantime, vice chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General BS Raju, …

Explained: What lies ahead for India’s new Agniveers after their four-year tenure
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained: What lies ahead for India’s new Agniveers after their four-year tenure

Firstpost  

The Centre’s radical recruitment scheme, Agnipath, will see 25 per cent of Agniveers being enrolled in the Armed Forces as regular cadres on completion of four years. Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande lauded the recruitment scheme, saying, “The scheme, one of the most significant initiatives, aims to make the Army a future-ready fighting force, capable of meeting multiple challenges, across …

‘Bharat Ke Agniveer’: Centre unveils new defence recruitment model| 10 points
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Bharat Ke Agniveer’: Centre unveils new defence recruitment model| 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs on Tuesday introduced the short-term defence recruitment policy called Agnipath at a press conference. Army chief General Manoj Pande, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Navy chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar were present during the announcement of the defence recruitment scheme. As far as the compensation package is …

75% Job Quota For Locals: Haryana Govt Moves SC After HC Stays Reservation For Locals In Private Jobs
3 years, 1 month ago

75% Job Quota For Locals: Haryana Govt Moves SC After HC Stays Reservation For Locals In Private Jobs

ABP News  

New Delhi: A day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the state law guaranteeing 75% reservation to locals in private sector jobs, the Haryana government has challenged the order in the Supreme Court. Earlier on Thursday, a bench of Justices Ajay Tewari and Pankaj Jain admitted the petitions challenging the Haryana government’s law for reservation in the private …

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