India, June 19 -- Delhi's lieutenant governor (LG) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday directed all concerned departments to complete the necessary procedures for implementing a 20 per cent reservation for ex-Agniveers in direct recruitment across key government services in the Capital, officials aware of the matter said.

The directions were issued during a meeting presided over by the LG and attended by chief secretary Rajeev Verma, the Delhi Police commissioner Satish Golchha, and other senior officials to review preparedness and assess the roadmap for extending the reservation benefit to ex-Agniveers in various departments and agencies, said officials aware of the matter.

The initiative is being undertaken in line with the central gove...