Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced 10 percent reservation for Agniveers in Jammu and Kashmir Police and also agreed to consider suggestions for coaching the aspirants.
Agniveer is a military rank under the Centre’s newly introduced Agnipath Scheme.
In June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government introduced this new military recruitment system Agnipath”, meaning “path of fire” in Hindi, with a new military rank “agniveer” (fire-brave in Hindi), in which the army men (between the ages of 17-and-a-half and 21) will be recruited on contractual basis for four years, including the training period and exit without any pension, health or education benefits with only a quarter retained for longer periods.
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Previously, the army has been recruited by the army, navy and air force separately and typically enter service for up to 17 years for the lowest ranks.
The shorter tenure caused large-scale protests across India, with only railways suffering Rupees 700 Crore loss. Many army veterans raised concerns among potential recruits, army professionalism and security analysts against the system.
However, LG made the reservation announcement on the monthly ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ programme, aired on the third Sunday of the month, on All India Radio (AIR)-Jammu and Kashmir.
As per PRO (Public Relations Officer) defence Srinagar, the registration in Jammu And Kashmir & Ladakh began on 05 Jul-03 Aug and the recruitment rally at Haiderbeig, Pattan from 17 to 30 Sep 2022.
All eligible unmarried male candidates born between October 1, 1999, to April 1, 2005 (both dates inclusive) with requisite educational qualifications from (UT) of J&K.
Residents of J-K belonging to Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Pulwama, Badgam, Kupwara, Shopian, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Kulgam districts and UT of Ladakh belonging to Leh and Kargil districts can apply for enrolment under categories of Agniveer General Duty, Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Clerk/Store Keeper Technical and Agniveer Tradesmen.
Registration is open online at the website with effect from July 5 to August 3, 2022. Candidates are advised to register online at the earliest, said PRO, Defence, Srinagar.
