Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, August 5 –
Haryana Cabinet met under the Chairmanship of CM Nayab Singh Saini, has approved the Haryana Agniveer Policy, 2024, which aims to provide comprehensive employment and entrepreneurship opportunities to Agniveers after their completion of service in the Armed Forces.
The Haryana Agniveer Policy, 2024, offers significant benefits in government recruitment, including a 10% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment for positions such as Constable, Mining Guard, Forest Guard, Prison Warder, and SPOs.
Apart from this, there will be a 5% horizontal reservation for Group C civil posts and a 1% horizontal reservation for Group B posts related to the Agniveers' skill specializations. The policy also includes age relaxation of three years for Group B and C posts, with a five-year age relaxation for the first batch of Agniveers. Furthermore, Agniveers will be exempted from the Common Eligibility Test requirement for Group C posts.
Jobs have been given on compassionate grounds to 403 dependents of martyrs in the state
Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of CM Nayab Singh Saini here today, approval was given to provide jobs to 14 dependents of martyrs. Among those given jobs are two dependents in Group B and 12 in Group C.
