India, Dec. 20 -- The Union home ministry on Friday issued a notification amending the Border Security Force (BSF) Rules, increasing the reservation for ex-Agniveers in constable recruitment to 50% from the earlier proposed 10%.

"In the first phase, the recruitment shall be conducted by the Nodal Force for 50% vacancies earmarked for ex-Agniveers. In the second phase, recruitment shall be conducted by the Staff Selection Commission for candidates other than ex-Agniveers for the remaining forty-seven per cent (including ten per cent ex-servicemen) of the vacancies, along with the unfilled vacancies of ex-Agniveers in a specific category in the first stage. The vacancies for female candidates shall be calculated on a year-to-year basis by ...