On the 17th of July, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced a 10% horizontal reservation for the Agniveers in state government jobs, as well as an interest-free loan of up to Rs 5 lakh. This reservation will apply to several state government posts including mining guard, forest guard, constable, SPO and jail warden.
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During a press conference on Wednesday, the Haryana chief minister stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Agnipath scheme, implemented on June 14, 2022, is a scheme for the benefit of the nation.
“Agnipath scheme was implemented by PM Modi on 14th June 2022. Under this scheme, Agniveer is deployed in the Indian Army for 4 years. Our government will provide 10% horizontal reservation to Agniveers in Haryana in direct recruitment to the posts of Constable, Mining Guard, Forest Guard, Jail Warden and SPO recruited by the state government…,” CM Saini said.
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Furthermore, the Chief Minister said that Agniveers will receive a three-year exemption from the maximum age requirement for government posts in Groups B and C.
“We will provide these Agniveers with a relaxation of three years in the maximum age prescribed for government posts in Groups B and C. In the case of the first batch of Agniveers, the age relaxation will be five years. Our government will provide 5% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment to civil posts in Group C and 1% horizontal reservation in Group B. If Agniveer is given a salary of more than Rs 30,000 per month by any industrial unit, then our government will provide a subsidy of Rs 60,000 per annum to that industrial unit
