15-year age relaxation to PH candidates of SC/ST category sought
Hemanta Pradhan | TNN | Nov 10, 2018, 08:12 IST
Representational ImageBHUBANESWAR: Discrepancies are found in the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) advertisements for recruitment to various posts through Odisha Civil Services Examination (OCSE) and Odisha Judicial Service Examination (OJSE).
The department of social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities (SSEPD) secretary Niten Chandra has recently written a letter to the OPSC secretary to provide cumulative age benefit of 15 years of relaxation of upper age limit for persons with disabilities (PwD) candidates belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe categories instead of providing 10 years only.
The department raised question over a point of the OCSE advertisement on age relaxation. The point says, “Provided that a person who comes under more than one category will be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit, which shall be considered most beneficial to him/her.” But the Odisha Civil Service (Fixation of Upper Age Limit) Amendment Rules, 2016, says PwDs belonging to SC/ST category are eligible for cumulative benefit of 15 years of relaxation of upper age limit that is 10 years under PwD category and five years under SC/ST category.
After getting letter from the SSEPD department, the OPSC on November 5 came up with a notice meant for the recruitment of Assistant Section Officers (ASO) to provide cumulative age relaxation to PwD candidates belonging to SC/ST category. But it has not taken any steps to extend the facility to the candidates interested to apply for OCSE and OJSE, said an Odisha Administrative Service aspirant.
OPSC secretary Satyabrat Ray said the commission has already issued advertisement for recruitment of various posts through OCS examinations. “The preliminary examinations of the OCS will be held on November 25. We cannot stop the examinations and issue another advertisement. But we will implement it in the case of OJS examinations,” he added.
He said they have already issued an advertisement in order to add cumulative benefit of 15 years of relaxation of upper age limit in ASO recruitment.
The department of social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities (SSEPD) secretary Niten Chandra has recently written a letter to the OPSC secretary to provide cumulative age benefit of 15 years of relaxation of upper age limit for persons with disabilities (PwD) candidates belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe categories instead of providing 10 years only.
The department raised question over a point of the OCSE advertisement on age relaxation. The point says, “Provided that a person who comes under more than one category will be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit, which shall be considered most beneficial to him/her.” But the Odisha Civil Service (Fixation of Upper Age Limit) Amendment Rules, 2016, says PwDs belonging to SC/ST category are eligible for cumulative benefit of 15 years of relaxation of upper age limit that is 10 years under PwD category and five years under SC/ST category.
After getting letter from the SSEPD department, the OPSC on November 5 came up with a notice meant for the recruitment of Assistant Section Officers (ASO) to provide cumulative age relaxation to PwD candidates belonging to SC/ST category. But it has not taken any steps to extend the facility to the candidates interested to apply for OCSE and OJSE, said an Odisha Administrative Service aspirant.
OPSC secretary Satyabrat Ray said the commission has already issued advertisement for recruitment of various posts through OCS examinations. “The preliminary examinations of the OCS will be held on November 25. We cannot stop the examinations and issue another advertisement. But we will implement it in the case of OJS examinations,” he added.
He said they have already issued an advertisement in order to add cumulative benefit of 15 years of relaxation of upper age limit in ASO recruitment.
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