Government’s policy on providing govt. jobs to the family members of martyred jawans

• 16 Aug 2023

Why is News?

On August 15, 2023, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal informed that the state government has issued a policy notification to provide government jobs on compassionate basis to the martyred soldiers and family members of the armed police forces who have laid down their lives in the service of the country.

Key Points:

• Under this policy, defence officers, armed forces or central armed police forces by the Ministry of Home Affairs will be provided government jobs as per the compassionate policy to soldiers who are martyred in conflict, IED blasts, terrorist or militant attacks, border skirmishes during any operation or operation in a specified area.
• Apart from this, government jobs will be provided to the dependents of soldiers who have been martyred in incidents such as MT cardiac arrest, exceptional courage and duty in air accidents and natural disasters and in the discharge of duties in the UN Peacekeeping Force.
• The Chief Secretary informed that earlier as per the previous policies of May 30, 2014 and September 28, 2018, government jobs were given only to the dependents of those martyrs who were killed in border clashes, terrorist attacks or riots and who were declared martyrs by the Ministry of Defence or Ministry of Home Affairs.
• The definition of eligible family members has also been enhanced in the new compassionate policy.
• The new policy aims to help the family by providing a job through compassionate appointment to one of the eligible members of the state-based family of soldiers killed in combat of the armed forces and central armed police forces.
• If there is a husband or wife in the family of the casualty for compassionate appointment and they do not want an appointment, then the benefit will be given to one of the married or unmarried children. This includes legally adopted children. Provided that the child was adopted by the martyred soldier while he was alive.
• If the martyr soldier was unmarried, then only with the consent of his parents, unmarried or married brother or unmarried sister or for whom consent is given by parents, brothers and unmarried sisters, will be given the benefit of this policy.