GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY
OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3207
ANSWERED
ON: 16.03.2016
VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI
ASHWINI KUMAR
Will the Minister of
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND
PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether there is any proposal
for relaxing the age bar for widows for Government and public sector jobs
through competitive examination;
(b) if so, the details thereof and
if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government has
received suggestions from various quarters including public representatives in
this regard; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and
the action taken thereon?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime
Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (d): Suggestions have been
received from time to time for relaxation of upper age-limit for widows.
Relaxation of age up to 35 years (up to 40 years for members of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes) for the widows, divorced and women judicially
separated from their husbands who are re-married for employment to Group ‘C’
and erstwhile Group ‘D’ post has been provided vide Department of Personnel
& Training’s Office Memorandum No. 15012/13/79-Estt (D) dated 19.01.1980.
Similar relaxation is provided for Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ posts except where
recruitment is made through open competitive Examination vide Department of
Personnel & Training’s Office Memorandum No. 15012/1/87-Estt.(D) dated
05.10.1990.
