Haryana’s Sainik and Ardh-Sainik Welfare Minister, Rao Narbir Singh, announced that the first batch of ex-servicemen under the Agnipath Scheme will finish their tenure in July. Following this, the Haryana Agniveer Policy 2024 will be launched in August to offer job opportunities to Agniveers in government and other sectors.
Singh highlighted that Haryana is the first state to provide employment security to Agniveers post their military service. The state aimed to recruit 26,649 Agniveers for the armed forces in 2022-23, with 1,830 from Haryana that year and 2,215 in the following year. Despite its smaller population and area, Haryana boasts a strong patriotic spirit among its youth.
Moreover, Singh noted that every 10th soldier in the national armed forces comes from Haryana. The state government established a dedicated Department of Sainik and Ardh-Sainik Welfare in 2016 to support ex-servicemen, paramilitary personnel, and their families. Since October 2014, Haryana has granted government jobs on compassionate grounds to 418 martyrs’ dependents.
During the Seva Pakhwada programs from September 17 to October 2, 2025, the state organized reunions for ex-servicemen based on their Army corps and regiments. Additionally, plans are underway to name schools and institutions after martyrs from the 1962, 1965, 1971, and Kargil wars in line with the state’s policy. These events also involved ex-servicemen, paramilitary personnel, and martyr families in tree planting activities.
