Agniveer Bharti: Under the Agnipath Seva Yojana, the first batch of Agniveers recruited in the Indian Army for 4 years is about to retire, under which 75 percent of the total candidates recruited are to retire. So only 25 percent candidates are to be made permanent. In such a situation, efforts are underway to provide job opportunities to fire fighters who have retired for a long time. In this category, many state governments, including the paramilitary forces, have made reservations for retired firefighters in their respective recruitments and have also announced various relaxations. Meanwhile, efforts are also being made by state governments to directly recruit retired firefighters. The Uttarakhand government has announced this on Friday.
Let’s know the whole matter in detail. Let’s know what is the recruitment of retired firefighters by Uttarakhand government. It is being said that the state governments are preparing to give direct recruitment to retired firefighters as well.
Uttarakhand Government will directly induct 2 retired firefighters in PAC
A case of direct recruitment of retired firefighters from Uttarakhand has come up. The relationship has been announced by the Uttarakhand government on Friday, under which two retired firefighters will be adjusted against the available vacancies in the 40th Corps PAC. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved the proposal in this regard.
Appointed as required by the Central Government, wrote to the Joint Secretary
The Government of Uttarakhand is issuing a statement that a letter has been sent by the Joint Secretary to the Union Government in this regard. In which the adjustment of fire fighters who are going to retire was expected. In this regard, the Chief Minister has approved the arrangement of two firemen against the available vacancies in the 40th Corps PAC, agreeing to this proposal.
The first batch will roll out on November 21, with all three armies looking to increase retention rates.
The first batch of Agniveer will roll out of the Indian Navy on 21 November 2026. This means that the services of 75 percent of the candidates recruited in the first batch will be terminated. So only 25 percent candidates will be made permanent. However, the three armies are considering increasing the retention rate to make Agniveer permanent, under which a proposal will be sent to the government after the first batch emerges from the three armies.
50 percent reservation in CAPF and Assam Rifles, test relaxation
To provide government opportunities to ex-firefighters, reservation in paramilitary forces like BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP i.e. CAPF and Assam Rifles has been provided, under which 50 per cent reservation has been made for constable (general duty) and rifles and rifleman posts in Assam. A new category called Pre-Agnveer has been created for recruitment in these security forces.
Exemption from PST, PET and Written Exam
Ex-firemen will also be exempted from physical standards test (PST), physical efficiency test (PET) and written examination in CAPF and Assam Rifles recruitment. This relaxation is for the post of Constable (General Duty) and Rifleman.
Reservation and Age Relaxation in States
At the same time, many state governments have also made various announcements to provide government job opportunities to ex-firefighters, under which 10 to 20 percent are reserved for various posts in government jobs. Hence relaxation of age limit rule from 5 to 3 years will be given. Meaning, ex-firefighter candidates will have 3 years more time than general candidates to apply for government jobs. First batch will get relaxation of 5 years. Many states including UP, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh have announced this.
