India Promotes Ex-Agniveers Integration Into Private Security Sector: Government Directs States To Ensure Employment Opportunities

Oct 29, 2025 09:12 am CST

The Indian government has directed all states and Union territories to ensure the recruitment of ex-Agniveers into private security agencies, leveraging their military experience. This initiative, part of a broader career progression strategy for Agnipath scheme veterans, includes preferential hiring under PSARA regulations and 10% reservation in Central Armed Police Forces, with various states already committing to similar policies.