Haryana revises ex-Agniveer reservation norms
The Haryana Government has revised the implementation of its existing reservation policy for ex-Agniveers in direct recruitment by specifying the category-wise distribution of the 20 per cent reservation available for select Government posts.
Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi has issued revised instructions, partially modifying the Government’s earlier order dated August 20, 2025, relating to reservation for ex-Agniveers in direct recruitment.
Under the revised provisions, the overall 20 per cent reservation remains unchanged, but the Government has now notified its category-wise distribution for direct recruitment to the posts of Forest Guard in the Environment, Forests and Wildlife Department, Prison Warder in the Prisons Department and Mining Guard in the Department of Mines and Geology.
“As per the revised breakup, 2 per cent of the reservation has been earmarked for Deprived Scheduled Castes (DSC), 2 per cent for Other Scheduled Castes (OSC), 3 per cent for Backward Class-A (BC-A), 2 per cent for Backward Class-B (BC-B), 2 per cent for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and the remaining 9 per cent for the Unreserved category, taking the total reservation for Ex-Agniveers to 20 per cent,” an official statement said here on Monday.
The revised provisions also prescribe separate roster points for each category to ensure uniform implementation of the reservation policy during recruitment. The Human Resources Department has directed all concerned authorities to bring the revised instructions to the notice of all stakeholders and ensure compliance in letter and spirit.
The fresh instructions have been circulated to all Administrative Secretaries, Heads of Departments, Managing Directors of Boards and Corporations, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Registrars of all state universities for compliance, it said.
Earlier, the Haryana Government had decided to provide the benefit of horizontal reservation in direct recruitment to resident ex-Agniveers of the State. In April 2026, the Haryana cabinet had decided to enhance the 10 per cent horizontal reservation for ex-Agniveers to 20 per cent in the services or posts under the State Government.
To facilitate rehabilitation and gainful employment of ex-Agniveers and optimally utilise their skill set in uniformed and security-related services, Haryana had approved the Agniveer Policy, 2024, an official statement had earlier said.
The State Government had earlier provided 10 per cent horizontal reservation to ex-Agniveers who are domiciled in Haryana in certain Group ‘C’ posts, including Forest Guard, Warder and Mining Guard.
Subsequently, the Union Home Ministry had advised enhancement of reservation for ex-Agniveers from 10 per cent to 20 per cent in recruitments to various categories of services/posts where their specialised military training, physical fitness, discipline and field experience can be effectively utilised, the official statement had earlier said.
