The union domestic ministry on Thursday introduced that it has amended the border safety pressure (BSF) General Duty Cadre (Non Gazetted) Recruitment Rules 2015, and added 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in the pressure. In a notification issued on March 6, the ministry comfortable the higher age restrict for ex Agniveers and additionally exempted them from bodily performance test.
The authorities notification said, “The higher age restrict will be relaxable upto 5 years for the applicants of the primary batch of ex- Agniveers……Ten percentage of the vacancies will be reserved for Ex- Agniveers.” For different batch of former infantrymen, it will likely be comfortable up to three years.
India had on June 14, 2022, introduced the Agnipath scheme changing the army`s decade antique gadget of recruitment, with a view to decrease the age profile of the armed forces, make sure a more fit army and create a technically professional strugglefare combating pressure able to assembly destiny challenges. The Agnipath scheme seeks to recruit infantrymen for simplest 4 years, with a provision to maintain 25% of them withinside the everyday cadre for 15 years after any other spherical of screening.
On June 18, 2022, the authorities had introduced that there could be 10% reservation in all critical armed paramilitary forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles for ex-Agniveers who’ve finished 4 years of provider. This is further to the 25% Agniveers who could be retained withinside the provider after any other spherical of screening.
BSF is the second one biggest paramilitary pressure withinside the usa after the critical reserve police pressure (CRPF). With almost 2,50,000 personnel, BSF is India`s first line of defence on the eastern, western and northerly frontiers.
