Centre Reserves 10% Of Defence Ministry Jobs For ‘Agniveers’ Amid Protests
Mumbai: Defence Ministry for ‘Agniveers’ who meet the required eligibility criteria. The reservation will be applied in the Indian Coast Guard, defence civilian posts and all 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings.
In a series of tweets, the ministry said that a 10 per cent reservation will be implemented in Indian Coast Guard and Defense civilian posts and all 16 defence PSUs. This reservation will be in addition to the existing reservation for ex-servicemen.
“Necessary amendments to relevant recruitment rules will be undertaken to implement these provisions. Defence Public Sector Undertakings will be advised to make similar amendments to their respective recruitment rules. Necessary age relaxation provision will also be made,” the ministry further said.
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Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced a 10 per cent reservation of vacancies for the recruitment of Agniveers in the Central Armed Police Forces and the Assam Rifles.
Protests against the plan unveiled earlier this week spread to at least 10 states, with agitators burning trains and damaging public property in several areas. One person was killed and several others were injured during one such agitation in the Secunderabad area of Telangana.
On Tuesday, the Centre unveiled the ambitious Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of those aged between 17 and a half and 21 in the Army, Navy and Air Force, largely on a four-year short-term contractual basis.
Amid the furore over the scheme, the government later raised the upper age limit for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme to 23 years for 2022.
After the completion of the four-year tenure, 25 per cent of the recruits from each batch will be offered regular service.
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