Mumbai, 24 October 2026 — The Maharashtra government has approved the appointment of 282 naval Agniveers as police constables after changing state recruitment rules, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a post on X.
Appointments and rule changes
According to the Chief Minister’s post, the state received an initial list of eligible personnel from the central government and has issued appointment orders to the 282 candidates. The appointees comprise 150 Seaman Deckside and 132 Seaman Engineside, who have been appointed as police constables in Maharashtra.
“Great News! We had taken the decision in the state cabinet to provide reservation in government jobs to the Agneepveers fighting for the country. Accordingly, necessary changes have been made in the rules, and now approval has been granted to appoint 282 Agneepveers... My heartfelt best wishes to all of them in their new roles!” — Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra (post on X)
The Chief Minister said the appointments follow a cabinet decision to provide reservation in state government jobs to former Agniveers, and that the state has altered rules to give effect to that decision. The post identified the group as personnel from the Navy and noted that the state’s first list had been provided by the central government.
Where this fits in the wider pattern
Maharashtra’s move is one of several state-level decisions to create post‑service pathways for personnel who served under the AGNIPATH scheme. The Chief Minister’s post referenced similar actions by other states, and noted that the scheme is known as AGNIPATH and that those selected under it are termed Agniveers.
- Number appointed: 282 naval Agniveers (150 Seaman Deckside, 132 Seaman Engineside)
- Role: Appointed as police constables in Maharashtra
- Authority: Appointment orders issued after state rule changes; initial list received from the central government
The announcement does not specify the police districts or units where the newly appointed constables will be posted, nor does it give further details on the precise reservation percentage applied in the recruitment round that led to these appointments. The Chief Minister’s post is the source for the figures and the procedural information about rule amendments and central government list transfer.
For readers tracking recruitment and resettlement outcomes under AGNIPATH, the Maharashtra decision provides a concrete instance of how states are translating policy into hires by changing service rules and accepting lists from the centre for appointment into state uniformed services.
