Compassionate appointment
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 29 February 2020
This query is : Resolved
Sir my father died while in service in Indian air Force. I applied for a clerk job under compassionate appointment. is there any chance to get job under compassionate appointment in IAF.
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 29 February 2020
If you have applied for a job on compassionate grounds withing time of one year from the date of death of your father, your request may be considered.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 01 March 2020
You need to enquire about your pending application from the concerned office as you have a valid right to get the compassionate service.
Dr J C Vashista
(Expert) 08 March 2020
Compassionate appointment may be considered by concerned authorities which is not a matter of right.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 20 March 2020
As per section 3 of THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES (REGULATION OF
COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS) BILL, 2014
3. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or rule or order or bye-law
or notification or judgement or order of any Court, for the time being in force, the Central
Government shall provide appointment on compassionate grounds to one dependent family
member of a Government servant who dies in harness within a period of two months from
the date of death of the Government servant in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) The appointment on compassionate grounds provided under sub-section (1) shall
not be subject to any quota or ceiling prescribed for such appointments.
4. (1) The Central Government may prescribe such eligibility conditions and other
guidelines for appointment on compassionate grounds, as it may think fit.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, such eligibility
conditions shall also include,—
(i) that the dependent family member shall be living with the Government servant
at the time of his death;
(ii) that the eligible family member makes an application for appointment on
compassionate grounds; and
(iii) that the total income of the dependent family members shall not be more
than rupees two lakh per annum.
5. (1) Subject to section 4, if no suitable employment is available on compassionate
grounds in the organisation in which the Government servant was working at the time of his
death, it shall be mandatory for the Government to provide employment in another organization
in the Government, preferably in the same city in which the Government servant was residing
at the time of his death.
(2) If none of the family members is eligible for compassionate appointment, then the
oldest member of the family who has not attained the age of fifty years shall be provided with
employment after giving him suitable training necessary for the job.
Have you applied for the job on compassionate grounds?
If not do it immediately and if your application is rejected then you may adopt legal course of action for relief.
