Madhya Pradesh Scraps Two-Child Rule for Government Jobs
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered the withdrawal of a 20-year-old provision that disqualified candidates with more than two children from government employment. The rule, introduced in 2001, had barred direct recruitment and departmental appointments for those exceeding the two-child limit and treated having more than two children as misconduct for serving employees. The decision removes a controversial population control measure that had restricted job eligibility based on family size.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the scrapping of a two-child limit provision that had governed government job eligibility for over two decades. Originally introduced by the general administration department in 2001, the rule disqualified candidates with more than two living children from direct recruitment and departmental appointments under the MP Civil Services rules. The provision also classified having more than two children as misconduct for existing government employees. Yadav directed the general administration department to immediately remove all related provisions and prepare a revised draft without these restrictions. The decision effectively ends a population control-linked employment policy that had been in place since January 26, 2001.
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The article does not explain the rationale behind Yadav's decision to scrap the rule at this particular time, nor does it provide context on whether other Indian states have similar provisions or have recently changed their policies on this issue.
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- Times of IndiaCenter
Madhya Pradesh orders scrapping of 2-child rule for govt job
- NDTVCenter
Madhya Pradesh Removes Two-Child Norm For Government Employees
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