Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has decided to provide 20 percent reservation to former Agniveers in direct recruitment to various Class-3 posts in departments of the state government. The reservation will be applicable in the recruitment of Armed Police Sub-Inspectors, Armed Police Constables, SRP Platoon Commanders and Police Constables, a press release said.

Apart from this, former Agniveers will also be eligible for the benefit in the direct recruitment of Jailer Group-2 and Jail Sepoy posts under the Jail Department, as well as Forest Guard Class-3 and Forester Class-3 cadres under the Forest and Environment Department.

The chief minister has also decided to exempt former Agniveers from the physical efficiency test for such recruitments and provide relaxation of up to three years in the prescribed upper age limit. In addition, members of the first batch of the Agniveer Scheme will be granted an age relaxation of up to five years. DeshGujarat