CHANDIGARH: In a bid to secure the future of youth from Haryana recruited as Agniveers for a period of four years, the state govt on Wednesday announced 10% horizontal reservation for these soldiers in direct recruitment for posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard, jail warden, and special police officer (SPO).
Haryana govt announced that Agniveers will be given a 5% horizontal reservation in direct recruitment for civil posts in Group-C and 1% horizontal reservation in Group-B.
The state has also decided to grant Agniveers a three-year relaxation in the maximum age limit for govt jobs in Group-B and Group-C categories. For the first batch of Agniveers, this age relaxation will be five years.
Those Agniveers intending to establish their own business would be given interest benefit on loans up to Rs 5 lakh.
While making the announcement, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini said any industrial unit providing a monthly salary of more than Rs 30,000 to an Agniveer would get an annual subsidy of Rs 60,000 from the state govt.
Saini said Agniveers would be given arms licences on priority and those seeking employment in govt departments/boards/corporations would be given priority in the matrix score.
Political observers said the Agniveer scheme was an important issue in the Lok Sabha polls with the opposition promising to scrap the scheme, if voted to power. Observers pointed out that the scheme had led to resentment among youth as they were selected for a period of four years. The Haryana govt’s decision is significant, as the Army has been the biggest employer for youth from the state, they added.
Given the job insecurity and absence of status of being an ex-serviceman on completion of the engagement period as Agniveer, youth from the state had started joining even Group-D posts instead of choosing to join the Army under the Agniveer scheme.
There has been a demand in Haryana to scrap the scheme and to restore old system of recruiting soldiers who could work for 15 years and be released from the forces with pension and other benefits.
Haryana govt announced that Agniveers will be given a 5% horizontal reservation in direct recruitment for civil posts in Group-C and 1% horizontal reservation in Group-B.
The state has also decided to grant Agniveers a three-year relaxation in the maximum age limit for govt jobs in Group-B and Group-C categories. For the first batch of Agniveers, this age relaxation will be five years.
Those Agniveers intending to establish their own business would be given interest benefit on loans up to Rs 5 lakh.
While making the announcement, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini said any industrial unit providing a monthly salary of more than Rs 30,000 to an Agniveer would get an annual subsidy of Rs 60,000 from the state govt.
Saini said Agniveers would be given arms licences on priority and those seeking employment in govt departments/boards/corporations would be given priority in the matrix score.
Political observers said the Agniveer scheme was an important issue in the Lok Sabha polls with the opposition promising to scrap the scheme, if voted to power. Observers pointed out that the scheme had led to resentment among youth as they were selected for a period of four years. The Haryana govt’s decision is significant, as the Army has been the biggest employer for youth from the state, they added.
Given the job insecurity and absence of status of being an ex-serviceman on completion of the engagement period as Agniveer, youth from the state had started joining even Group-D posts instead of choosing to join the Army under the Agniveer scheme.
There has been a demand in Haryana to scrap the scheme and to restore old system of recruiting soldiers who could work for 15 years and be released from the forces with pension and other benefits.