Madhya Pradesh Scraps Two-Child Rule for Government Jobs
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has ordered the removal of a provision barring candidates with more than two children from government employment, reversing a policy in place since 2001. The rule had disqualified applicants with more than two living children born on or after January 26, 2001, from direct recruitment and departmental appointments, and also treated having more than two children as misconduct for serving employees. The decision is expected to benefit thousands of job aspirants and current government employees, and aligns Madhya Pradesh with other states that have already abandoned similar restrictions.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has directed the General Administration Department to scrap a draft provision in the proposed civil services rules that retained a two-child limit as a condition for government employment eligibility. The restriction, originally introduced in 2001 as part of population-control measures, barred candidates with more than two living children born on or after January 26, 2001, from direct recruitment and departmental appointments under the MP Civil Services (General Conditions of Service) Rules, 1961. Additionally, under the MP Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1965, having more than two children was classified as misconduct for serving government employees. The Chief Minister has ordered the draft to be removed from the official portal immediately and instructed the department to prepare and publish a revised version without the controversial provision. The move is widely seen as a significant policy reversal that brings relief to job aspirants, young families, and existing government employees who had long objected to the rule. Madhya Pradesh joins Rajasthan, which removed a similar restriction in 2016, and Chhattisgarh, which did so in 2017.
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Neither source explains the specific policy rationale or political trigger behind the timing of this reversal, nor whether the change will apply retroactively to employees previously penalized or dismissed under the old rule.
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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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