Grant of age concession to the Persons with Disabilities

F.No15012111200 3-Estt.(D)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi,

dated the 29th June, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:             Grant of age concession to the Persons with Disabilities suffering from (a) blindness

or ow vision, (b) hearing impairment and (c) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy

for direct recruitment to civil posts/services under the Central Government.

The undersigned is directed to say that the following age concessions have been

provided to physically handicapped persons for recruitment under the Central Government:

(i)

Provision of ten years concession in upper age limit for Group C and D posts filled

through employment exchanges issued vide 0.M.No.15012/6/77-Estt.(D) dated

28.1.1978;

(ii)

Provision of five years' concession in upper age limit (10 years for SC/ST, 8 years for

OBC) for recruitment to Group 'A' and 'B' posts otherwise than through Open

Competitive Examination issued vide 0.M.No.15012/5/92-Estt.(D) dated 27.7.1995;

and

(iii)

Provision of ten years concession in upper age limit (15 years for SC/ST, 13 years for

OBC) for recruitment to Group A,B,C and D Civil Posts/Services filled through Open

Competitive Examination issued vide 0.M.No.43019/28/86-Estt.(D) dated 1.2.1999.

2.

The question of prescribing uniform age-concession for direct recruitment to all Civil

Posts/Services under the Central Government has since been examined and in

supersession of the 0Ms referred to at (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the following has been

decided:

(i)                 Age relaxation of 10 years (15 years for SC/ST and 13 years for OBC

candidates) in upper age limit shall be allowed to persons suffering from (a)

blindness or low vision, (b) hearing impairment and (c) locomotor disability or

cerebral palsy in case of direct recruitment to all civil posts/services under the

Central Government identified suitable to be held by persons with such

disabilities, subject to the condition that maximum age of the applicant on the

crucial date shall not exceed 56 years.

(ii)

The age concession to the persons with disabilities shall be admissible

irrespective of the fact whether the post is reserved for person with disabilities

or not, provided the post is identified suitable for the relevant category of

disability. This provision will not apply to the Civil Services Examination, in

respect of which the List of Services Identified suitable for Physically

Disabled Category along with' the Physical Requirements and Functional

Classifications is notified separately.

(iii)

Relaxation of age limit would be permissible to such persons who have a

minimum of 40% disability.

(iv)       The definitions of above categories of disabilities, for the purpose of age

relaxation, will be same as given in this Department's O.M. No.

36035/3/2004-Estt(Reservation) dated 29th December 2005.

(v)        If a person with disability is entitled to age concession by virtue of being a

Central Government employee, concession to him/her will be admissible

either as a 'person with disability' or as a 'Central Government employee'

whichever may be more beneficial to him/her. This provision will not apply to

the Civil Services Examination, which is governed by the Civil Services

Examination Rules, published annually.

(vi)       Provisions of this O.M. will not be applicable to a post/service for which other

specific provision regarding age relaxation is made by notification.

3.         The Ministries/Departments are advised to ensure invariably that while sending the

requisition to the UPSC/SSC and other recruitment agencies for direct recruitment posts byselection, they should clearly mention in the requisition the category of person(s) withdisabilities suitable for the post(s) in question. No change or modification in identified post(s) for physically disabled persons with respect to an Examination, intimated after the Notification of that Examination, shall be acceptable.

4.         These instructions come into effect from the date of their issue.

(Mukta Goel)

Director(E.I)

Ph. No.23092479

To                                                           

All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India.