On Kargil Vijay Diwas, 5 BJP-ruled states announce job quotas for Agniveers

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Five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states on Friday announced reservations for Agniveers in recruitment for state government jobs.The reservation will be provided in jobs to Agniveers after they return from serving the Armed forces..

The announcement also comes on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the Agnipath scheme amid fresh calls for scrapping the military recruitment plan that cuts tenure and offers fewer service benefits, saying it aims to rejuvenate the armed forces and keep them continually fit for war. ..

As the nation observed the 25th anniversary of the Kargil war victory, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that Agniveers will be granted reservation in government jobs in the state upon their return after serving in the armed forces..

Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai also said the state government will provide reservations for Agniveers in recruitments for police constables and forest guards, among other posts once they complete their service in the armed forces..

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath also announced that Agniveers, after serving the country, will be given weightage in recruitment for the UP Police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) forces..

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