Haryana Election 2024: BJP Promises Guaranteed Jobs for Agniveers in Manifesto

19 Sep 2024

The saffron party released the Haryana Assembly election manifesto, during the launch Union Minister and BJP President JP Nadda, along with Haryana BJP President Mohan Lal Badoli and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini were present in Rohtak, Haryana. The manifesto was launched a day after the Congress party announced seven...

Indian Army Enrolls One Lakh Agniveers: Top Officer Provides Update

22 Jul 2024

Amid ongoing discussions about the Agnipath policy for recruiting into the Indian armed forces, a senior Indian Army officer announced that around one lakh Agniveers have joined the force since the scheme's inception. Lieutenant General Channira Bansi Ponnappa, the army's Adjutant General, shared that the scheme, launched in June 2022,...

This Government Unveils 10% Job Quota, Interest-Free Loans For Agniveers

17 Jul 2024

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced significant measures to support Agniveers, including a 10% reservation in state government jobs and interest-free loans up to Rs 5 lakh. Implemented on June 14, 2022, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Agnipath scheme allows Agniveers to serve in the Indian Army...

Agnipath Scheme To Remain; Adjustments Expected In Upcoming Budget

14 Jul 2024

The four-year Agnipath scheme for armed forces service may see changes in the Union Budget or later to enhance its appeal. Despite opposition protests, the Union government views the scheme as an effective way to improve the youth profile of the armed forces while addressing rising defense pension liabilities, according...

MHA announces 10 per cent reservation in CISF for Former Agniveers

17 Mar 2023

The 10 percent reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Union home ministry has announced a week after it notified a similar quota for them in the BSF. The announcement was made through a notification after amending the rules made under the Central Industrial...

Agniveer recruitment registration drive for the youth of Kashmir

04 Mar 2023

Uplona Rashtriya Rifles under the aegis of Haiderbaeg sector Kilo (k) Force organized an Agniveer recruitment registration drive for the youth of Kashmir. This time there is a change in the recruitment process for Agniveer, candidates will undergo an online entrance examination (CEE) at designated centers, followed by physical fitness...

‘Don’t ask the caste of the monk but ask the caste of the soldier’: Tejashwi slams BJP and RSS

19 Jul 2022

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for asking caste and religion in the Agnipath recruitment scheme. Sharing a screenshot of a notification, Yadav said, "Agniveers will be sorted out or filtered out based on caste. Don't ask the caste...