Punjab govt relaxes upper age limit for recruitment of contractual employees ANI | Updated: Dec 17, 2020 22:14 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 17 (ANI): In a significant decision, the Punjab cabinet on Thursday relaxed the upper age limit for contractual employees of various categories working under the Punjab Government to apply for the posts to be filled up through direct recruitment.
The cabinet has decided to relax the provisions of Rule 5 and 5-A of the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994 under Rule 19 of the above rules. The initiative is aimed primarily to overcome the hardships being faced by most of the contractual employees working under different departments of the Punjab Government as they could not apply against direct recruitment posts due to excess age. Their demand for relaxation could not be accepted earlier due to financial implications, Punjab Government said in a statem