Agniveers in Haryana will receive a 10 percent reservation in direct recruitment for the posts of Constable, Mining Guard, Forest Guard, Jail Warden, and SPO, announces CM
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh -
In a significant move to further secure the future of Agniveers, CM Nayab Singh Saini announced that the state government will provide a 10 percent horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment for the posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard, jail warden, and SPO (Special Police Officer).
The CM was addressing a press conference here today. Agniveers will be given a 5 percent horizontal reservation in direct recruitment for civil posts in Group-C and a 1 percent horizontal reservation in Group-B.
Saini announced that the government has also decided to grant Agniveers a 3-year relaxation in the maximum age limit for government jobs in Group-B and Group-C. However, for the first batch of Agniveers, this age relaxation will be 5 years.
The CM further shared that the state govt has decided that if any industrial unit provides a monthly salary of more than Rs. 30,000 to an Agniveer, the state government will offer an annual subsidy of Rs. 60,000 to that industrial unit. Additionally, if an Agniveer establishes his own business, he will be provided interest benefit on the loans up to Rs. 5 lakh.
