The one per cent reservation for orphans in government jobs in Maharashtra will now apply to "vacant posts" instead of "available posts," according to the revised provisions. A Government Resolution (GR) or order issued on Thursday tightened the eligibility norms and changed the method of calculating posts for the implementation of the orphan quota.
The new GR narrowed the definition of "institutional orphan" to include only those children whose biological parents died before they reached the age of 18 and who were raised exclusively in institutions recognised under the Juvenile Justice Act. The earlier term "parents" has been specifically replaced with "biological parents".
The state has decided to implement the orphan reservation under the total parallel reservation system, instead of the compartmentalised structure used for the disability quota, as per the GR.
If a selected candidate from the orphan category refuses the post or resigns, the next candidate from the same category on the waiting list will be appointed.
The government also clarified that if no eligible orphan candidate is available, the post will remain reserved only for that specific advertisement and will not be carried forward to subsequent recruitment drives.
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