Haryana Cabinet Approves Agniveer Employment Policy and Key Amendments

The Haryana Cabinet has approved the 2024 Agniveer policy to provide job and entrepreneurship opportunities for Agniveers post their military service. The policy includes reservations in government jobs and added benefits like age relaxation for candidates. The Cabinet also discussed amendments in reservation norms and other important state regulations.

The Haryana Cabinet on Monday approved the 2024 Agniveer policy, aimed at providing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for Agniveers after their military service.

The policy, chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, includes significant benefits in government recruitment, such as a 10% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment for positions like constable, mining guard, forest guard, and prison warder.

Additionally, the policy provides a 5% horizontal reservation for Group C and a 1% for Group B posts based on Agniveers' skill specializations. Former Agniveers will also get priority for gun licenses, favorable job deployments, and interest-free loans to start businesses. In other decisions, the Cabinet approved amendments to streamline marriage registration and backed the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras Act overhaul.