NEW DELHI: Amid the debate over the Agnipath scheme, heads of various central armed police forces (CAPFs) on Thursday came forward to reiterate their commitment on implementing 10% quota for ex-Agniveers in all constable-level posts, stating that the forces will benefit by getting trained and disciplined manpower.
Days after the Union cabinet approved the Agnipath scheme in June 2022, the home ministry had announced 10% job quota in CAPFs for ex-Agniveers who have completed four years of their stint the armed forces.
A series of videos showing the director-generals of CRPF, BSF, CISF, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) underline that arrangements have been made to provide 10% quota in CAPFs to ex-Agniveers, were posted on X on Thursday. The DGs in these videos mention the relaxations already incorporated for ex-Agniveers by amending the recruitment rules for each of the CAPFs. These include their exemption from the mandatory physical efficiency test as well as age relaxation of five years for the first batch of ex-Agniveers and three years for the subsequent batches.
“All arrangements to recruit ex-Agniveers in CRPF have been made. Agniveers will prove to be an asset as they have gained discipline while being in the Army. From day one we will have trained and disciplined personnel,” said CRPF DG Anish Dayal Singh.
BSF DG Nitin Agrawal said, “We are getting ready soldiers, nothing can be better than that. All forces will benefit from it.”