Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced that the BJP government will provide 10% horizontal reservation to Agniveers in recruitments for the posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard, jail warden and SPO.

Additionally, he said that Agniveers will get a concession of three years in maximum age criteria for government jobs in Group B and Group C.

In the case of the first batch of Agniveers, this age relaxation will be five years. The government will provide 5% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment to civil posts in Group C and 1% horizontal reservation in Group B. If Agniveer is given a salary of more than Rs 30,000 per month by any industrial unit, then our government will give a subsidy of Rs 60,000 per annum to that industrial unit," he said.

Moreover, the chief minister also announced up to 5 lakh interest-free loans if agniveers start their own business.