No ban on compassionate appointments: Government

NEW DELHI: There is no ban on appointments on compassionate grounds, the government said today.

"The Department of Personnel and Training is not in knowledge of any judgement of Hon'ble Supreme Court on banning of compassionate appointments," Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions V Narayanasamy today told Lok Sabha in a written reply.

The Minister was asked whether the government has banned appointment on compassionate grounds in view of Supreme Court judgement.

He said the scheme for appointments of a dependent family member of a government servant dying in harness or who is retired on medical grounds, on compassionate grounds, is in operation.