The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) decision to enhance reservation for ex-Agniveers in the Group C posts of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) from the existing 10% to 50% will not impact the existing caste-based reservation matrix, a senior government official told The Hindu.
While the recruitment in CAPFs has to adhere to the existing caste-based formula and cannot exceed the 50% cap fixed by the Supreme Court, appointments in the armed forces — the Army, the Navy and the Air Force do not have caste reservation. Agniveers are recruited by the armed forces for a four-year period.
According to the existing norms, there is 15% reservation for the members of the Scheduled Castes (SC), 7.5 % for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 27% for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the CAPFs, similar to other government civil posts.
Govt. to increase reservation for Agniveers in CAPFs to 50%
“The modalities of implementing 50% reservation for ex-Agniveers are still being worked out. Whether it will be a horizontal or vertical reservation is something being looked into,” the official said.
