India, June 19 -- Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday directed 20 per cent reservation for ex-Agniveers in group 'C' posts of police constables, firemen, forest guards, jail warders and wildlife guards.

Setting a firm operational timeline, the Lt Governor issued a strict deadline of June 30th for all concerned departments to finalise the required processes and implement the necessary amendments to their respective Recruitment Rules. All concerned departments have a June 20 deadline to complete the necessary processes and amendments to recruitment rules, he said.

Sandhu reviewed the strategy for extending reservation benefits to ex-Agniveers (retired short service Army personnel) across various Government departme...