The Haryana government on Monday revised the implementation of its reservation policy for Ex-Agniveers in direct recruitment by specifying the category-wise distribution within the existing 20 per cent quota for select government posts.
Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi issued the revised instructions, partially modifying the state government’s earlier order dated August 20, 2025, concerning reservation benefits for Ex-Agniveers.
The fresh guidelines 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 strict compliance.
While the overall 20 per cent reservation remains unchanged, the state government has now notified a specific 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.
According to the newly revised break-up, 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), and 2 per cent for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). The remaining 9 per cent has been allocated for the Unreserved category, rounding up the total reservation to 20 per cent.
The official notification also prescribes separate roster points for each category to ensure a uniform and transparent implementation of the reservation policy during the recruitment process.
The Human Resources Department has directed all concerned authorities to immediately bring these revised instructions to the notice of all stakeholders and ensure compliance in both letter and spirit.