The government is considering compulsory military service for anyone wanting a job with the government, news reports said Thursday. &nbsp;

The compulsory military service will last five years and is expected to help make up the shortfall in the forces.&nbsp;

The Indian Army is at the moment short of 7,000 officers and more than 20,000 soldiers. Likewise, the Indian Air Force and Navy are both short of some 150 officers and 15,000 men.&nbsp;

The proposal is being pondered by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which reports to the Prime Minister. The DoPT is tasked with making policy and administering government servants.&nbsp;

The proposal was first made by a Parliamentary Standing Committee, after it was moved by the Ministry of Defence as an emergency measure to make up the shortfall in the defence forces.&nbsp;

The five years of military service will have to be undergone by anybody wanting a job with either the Central government or a state government.&nbsp;

The compulsory military service will last five years and is expected to help make up the shortfall in the forces

The government is considering compulsory military service for anyone wanting a job with the government, news reports said Thursday. The compulsory military service will last five years and is expected to help make up the shortfall in the forces. The Indian Army is at the moment short of 7,000 officers and more than 20,000 soldiers. Likewise, the Indian Air Force and Navy are both short of some 150 officers and 15,000 men. The proposal is being pondered by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which reports to the Prime Minister. The DoPT is tasked with making policy and administering government servants. The proposal was first made by a Parliamentary Standing Committee, after it was moved by the Ministry of Defence as an emergency measure to make up the shortfall in the defence forces. The five years of military service will have to be undergone by anybody wanting a job with either the Central government or a state government.

Under consideration: Compulsory military service for anyone wanting a government job

People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks will now get a quota in central government jobs, an official order said.

In case of direct recruitment, four per cent of the total number of vacancies, up from the existing three per cent, in groups A, B and C shall be reserved for people with benchmark disabilities, it said.

Benchmark disability means a person with not less than forty per cent of a specified disability.

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) recently wrote to all central government departments to ensure that one per cent of each post be reserved for people with blindness and low vision; deaf and hard of hearing;

locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy.

One per cent posts each shall be also reserved for people suffering from autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness, it said.

Intellectual disability is a condition characterised by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning such as reasoning, learning and problem solving, and in adaptive behaviour that covers a range of everyday skills.

The move to enhance reservation quota for those with a learning disability and acid attack victims comes after passage of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the notification of relevant rules in this regard.

As per an earlier order of the DoPT, issued in 2005, three per cent of the total posts were to be reserved for people with disabilities.

Of these one per cent each was for those with blindness or low vision; hearing impairment and locomotor disability or cerebral palsy.

Under the new rules, all government organisations have been asked to appoint &#39;grievance redressal officers&#39; to look into complaints.

These officers will maintain a register of complaint carrying details such as date of complaint; name of complainant; the name of the establishment or person against whom the complaint has been lodged; the gist of the complaint and the date of disposal by the grievance redressal officer, the order said.

&quot;Any person aggrieved with any matter relating to discrimination in employment against any person with the disability may file a complaint with the grievance redressal officer of the respective government establishment,&quot; the DoPT order said.

Every complaint shall be inquired into within two months of its registration and outcome thereof or action taken thereon shall be communicated to the complainant or person with benchmark disability, it said.

The provisions have also been made in the new rules to ensure that reservation for people with disabilities is not adjusted against the posts meant for those from Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Classes.&nbsp;

People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability will also get quota in Government jobs

People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks will now get a quota in central government jobs, an official order said. In case of direct recruitment, four per cent of the total number of vacancies, up from the existing three per cent, in groups A, B and C shall be reserved for people with benchmark disabilities, it said. Benchmark disability means a person with not less than forty per cent of a specified disability. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) recently wrote to all central government departments to ensure that one per cent of each post be reserved for people with blindness and low vision; deaf and hard of hearing; locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy. One per cent posts each shall be also reserved for people suffering from autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness, it said. Intellectual disability is a condition characterised by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning such as reasoning, learning and problem solving, and in adaptive behaviour that covers a range of everyday skills. The move to enhance reservation quota for those with a learning disability and acid attack victims comes after passage of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the notification of relevant rules in this regard. As per an earlier order of the DoPT, issued in 2005, three per cent of the total posts were to be reserved for people with disabilities. Of these one per cent each was for those with blindness or low vision; hearing impairment and locomotor disability or cerebral palsy. Under the new rules, all government organisations have been asked to appoint 'grievance redressal officers' to look into complaints. These officers will maintain a register of complaint carrying details such as date of complaint; name of complainant; the name of the establishment or person against whom the complaint has been lodged; the gist of the complaint and the date of disposal by the grievance redressal officer, the order said. "Any person aggrieved with any matter relating to discrimination in employment against any person with the disability may file a complaint with the grievance redressal officer of the respective government establishment," the DoPT order said. Every complaint shall be inquired into within two months of its registration and outcome thereof or action taken thereon shall be communicated to the complainant or person with benchmark disability, it said. The provisions have also been made in the new rules to ensure that reservation for people with disabilities is not adjusted against the posts meant for those from Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Classes.

Acid attack victims to get quota in central government jobs

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Acid attack victims to get quota in central government jobs