Overview
- CISF Director General Praveer Ranjan said a headquarters committee is assessing roles for former Agniveers and will send recommendations to the MHA.
- The home ministry is expected to issue a comprehensive policy that sets the proportion of intake and deployment norms across CAPFs.
- Government rules currently provide a 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in future CAPF constable appointments, while separate reports cite a notified 50% quota in BSF that has not been uniformly clarified.
- The CISF review is weighing skill-based placement, with Navy Agniveers seen as suited for seaport security and other coastal duties.
- With the first Agnipath batch of about 46,000 due to complete four-year terms this year, CISF is also awaiting guidance on reservation design, including whether it will be horizontal or vertical.