The dependant of the deceased employee who dies in harness leaving his family in indigent circumstances is eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds in the entry level post like Junior Assistant, Clerk and other lower post alone subject to the following conditions:
(i) No person shall be eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds unless he has completed 18 years of age on the date of submission of application to the appointing authority within the period of 3 years from the date of death of the employee. The upper age limit for appointment shall be thirty fi ve years in respect of sons/daughters and fi fty years in the case of widower/widow;
Explanation.— The expression ‘sons and daughters’ in this section shall includes a widowed daughter, divorced daughter, or a married daughter deserted by her husband and living with the family of the deceased Government employee, a legally adopted son or a legally adopted daughter, whose adoption was made during the life time of the deceased employee.
(ii) If there is already any earning member in the family, the other dependants of the deceased employees are not eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds;
(iii) The candidate should possess all the prescribed qualifi cations for the post concerned;
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(iv) The dependants of the employees appointed on regular scales of pay alone are eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds;
(v) A certifi cate from the Tahsildar regarding the indigency of the family shall be produced along with the application;
(vi) The appointment on compassionate grounds shall be made only against the actual vacancies.