Maha Govt has announces a 4% reservation for Divyang employees in promotions

Maha Govt has announces a 4% reservation for Divyang employees in promotions

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Category : State Published on: April 21 2023

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  • Maharashtra Government has announced a 4% reservation for Divyang employees in promotions. 
  • The state cabinet has decided that this reservation will apply for those cadres in which the proportion of recruitment through direct service is not more than 75 percent.
  • This decision is on the lines of the similar one taken by the Central government. 
  • The Cabinet also decided that women belonging to the Open and the backward categories need not produce the non-creamy layer certificate for posts reserved for them under the Open category.
  • In December 2022, Maharashtra became the first state in the country to set up a Divyang department for the welfare of differently-abled people.
  • The decision for the reservation in promotion for Divyang people was taken at a cabinet meeting.
  • The cabinet meeting also reportedly decided that the ‘Open’ and ‘Backward’ categories would no longer be required to produce the non-creamy layer certificate for posts reserved for them under the Open category.
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