NEW DELHI, Nov. 12 -- The Indian Army is reviewing the feasibility of posting Agniveers who have completed their four-year tenure to Rashtriya Rifles (RR) units specialising in counterterrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

This includes the 25% of Agniveers selected on merit for permanent service, as well as those offered a two-year extended tenure and another opportunity to join as regular soldiers under the revised Agnipath scheme unveiled last week, the officials said.

The proposed move is significant as Agniveers have so far been excluded from extra-regimental postings, despite serving in regular infantry units deployed along the Line of Control in J&K, and in the hinte...