Delhi L-G grants relaxation in criteria for jobs to '84 riots victims   

Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved relaxation in educational and age criteria to all 88 anti-Sikh riots victims who have applied for jobs under the Delhi government, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday.

The applicants have been granted full relaxation in required educational qualification and extended upper age limit to 55 years for all 88 applicants, they said.

The relaxation has been approved for their appointment as multi-tasking staff in different government departments.

"Repeated representations had been made by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, public representatives and groups of victims, who had met the L-G recently," said a note from the L-G office.

A rehabilitation package, including provision of jobs, was sanctioned by the Union Home ministry on January 16, 2006, for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

The Revenue department of Delhi government in a subsequent special drive got 72 applications out of which appointment was given to 22 applicants by obtaining age relaxation from the then L-G.

In October 2024, Saxena granted full relaxation in required educational qualification for the left-out 50 applicants. The revenue department was also directed to process the cases for granting employment to the children of the applicants who had surpassed the age of employment, officials said.

The department held special camps last month and invited applications for employment to family members of the victims.

A total of 199 applications were received of which 88 candidates were found eligible, but all these were above the age limit and a few also missed out on the required educational qualification, they said.