Reservation in Promotion along with Recruitment to the Differently Abled People in the State | 27 Nov 2021

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Recently, the Social Justice and Empowerment Department of Rajasthan has issued the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules Amendment-2021 and issued a form regarding the provision of reservation for direct recruitment and promotions of persons with disabilities in all government departments.

Key Points

  • Under this, now along with government recruitments in the state, differently abled people will get the benefit of four percent reservation in promotions.
  • Along with this, the state government has also made a provision to give one year relaxation in the upper age limit to the differently-abled in direct recruitment.
  • To help the differently-abled, nodal officers will be appointed in the government departments, who will look after various matters related to the disabled.