The Haryana government on July 17 announced a 10 per cent quota for Agniveers in posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard, jail warden and special police officer. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini also said the government will offer a subsidy of ₹60,000 per annum to the industrial unit that pays an Agniveer a salary of ₹30,000 per month.
Agniveers do not draw pensions post their short tenure in the armed forces. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly attacked the NDA government over the scheme. On June 1, he wrote an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu alleging discrimination in the nature and extent of benefits accorded to the families of slain soldiers. The Congress leader had repeatedly attacked the BJP over the scheme during the general election campaign. Post cabinet formation of the 18th Lok Sabha, the allies of the NDA government have suggested a review of the scheme.
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