In case the deceased employee is unmarried, his brother or sister shall be eligible to apply for recruitment under the deceased quota system.
If the deceased employee’s child is minor or under-age, the heirs shall be required to inform the concerned department within two years of the demise of employee.
Karachi: The employees of Sindh government, who died before the September 2002, shall not be the part of Deceased Quota and their heirs shall not be eligible to get the job under this quota.
“The Deceased Quota for government jobs shall be applicable since September 2, 2002,” says the revised policy of ‘Eligibility for Recruitment under Deceased Quota’ approved by Sindh Cabinet, which met here with Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the chair, on Tuesday.
According to Chief Minister’s Media Consultant, the revised policy envisages that in case the deceased employee’s child is minor or under-age, the heirs shall be required to inform the concerned department within two years of the demise of employee. “Soon as the child attains the age of 18 years, they shall be required to submit the application for deceased quota job within three months,” says the decision posted on CM Media Consultant WhatsApp group.
In case the deceased employee is unmarried, his brother or sister shall be eligible to apply for recruitment under the deceased quota system, it further stated.
Chief Minister directed the Secretary Finance to formulate the rules ensuring that the salary of deceased employee continues till the age of his retirement. He also constituted a committee consisting of cabinet members Imtiaz Shaikh, Jam Khan Shoro and Murtaza Wahab to suggest a package for providing immediate financial assistance to the heirs of deceased employee.
It may be mentioned that Sindh government has recruited 6213 persons so far under deceased quota since 2019. The recruitment under this quota was initiated on the orders of Sindh High Court. A large number of such applications are still pending with Sindh government. A committee, headed by Sindh Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, had been reviewing the cases and approving the recruitment under this quota at different times.
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Sindh Courier
