MHA to recruit 1.3 lakh constables with 10 pc quota for Agniveers

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a notification to recruit 1.30 lakh Constable (General Duty) posts in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers. The Level 3 posts will be filled in Central Reserve Police Force through direct recruitment.

A total of 129929 posts will be recruited out of which 125262 posts for male candidates and 4467 for female candidates in General Central Service, Group 'C', Non-Gazetted, (Non-Ministerial Combatant) have been announced in the notification.

The notification reads, "8n exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 (66 of 1949) and in supersession of the Central Reserve Police Force Group 'C' (General Duty/Technical/Tradesmen) Cadre Recruitment Rules, 2010 in so far as they relate to the post of (General Duty Cadre), Constable, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Constable (General Duty) in Group 'C' post, General Duty Cadre in the Central Reserve Police Force."

The upper age limit shall be relaxable upto five years for the candidates of the first batch of Ex-Agniveers. And the upper age limit shall be relaxable upto three years for the candidates of Ex-Agniveers. Ex-Agniveers shall be exempted from Physical Efficiency Test (PET), it reads.