Rajnath Singh
Agnipath row: Rajnath Singh approves 10 pct reservation of jobs for Agniveers in Indian Coast Guard, Defence Civilian posts and 16 DPSUs
New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved a proposal to reserve 10 percent of the job vacancies in the Ministry of Defence for Agniveers meeting requisite eligibility criteria, his office confirmed.
The 10% reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard, defence civilian posts and all the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings - Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL), Mishra Dhatu Nigam (Midhani) Limited, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), Advanced Weapons & Equipment India Ltd. (AW&EIL), Munitions India Limited (MIL), Yantra India Limited (YIL), Gliders India Limited (GIL), India Optel Limited (IOL) and Troop Comforts Limited (TCL).
This reservation would be in addition to existing reservations for ex-servicemen.
Necessary amendments to relevant recruitment rules will be undertaken to implement these provisions.
Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh has approved a proposal to reserve 10% of the job vacancies in Ministry of Defence for ‘Agniveers’ meeting requisite eligibility criteria.
— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) June 18, 2022
The DPSUs will be advised to make similar amendments to their respective recruitment rules.
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Necessary age relaxation provision will also be made to enable recruitment of Agniveers to the above posts, read a government statement.
The fresh announcement was made by the government amid widespread violent protest against the scheme in different parts of the nation.
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