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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 …

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

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 …

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. …

Centre fields BSF, CISF D-Gs to reiterate commitment on 10% reservation for Agniveers in CAPFs

Indian Express spreads fake news about the caste-based reservation in Agnipath Scheme

On Wednesday, July 20, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed Rajya Sabha that the 10% reservation for recruits under the Agnipath Scheme in Central Armed Police Forces or the paramilitary will apply horizontally. In its article published on July 21, Indian Express claimed that reservation is applicable in ‘Agnipath’ scheme too, like other services. Minister of State Nityanand Rai’s response …

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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 …

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

‘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 …

In the wake of massive protests against the Agnipath recruitment scheme, the Centre on Saturday announced 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in the recruitment of Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles. One person was killed in police firing in Telangana's Secunderabad, trains were torched, railway stations and highways turned into battlegrounds as youth fury over the Agnipath recruitment …