Married daughter to have equal right to get job on compassionate grounds in Madhya Pradesh

The General Administration Department was directed to carry out necessary amendment to the rules

The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to amend the rules so that like sons, married daughters of deceased government employees have an equal right to get a job on compassionate grounds.

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here.

“The cabinet has decided that like sons, married daughters also have equal right to get appointment on compassionate grounds," said Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang, speaking to the media.

The General Administration Department was directed to carry out necessary amendment to the rules, he added.

Earlier this year, the MP High Court's Indore bench had directed the government to give a job to the married daughter of a deceased employee.

The cabinet on Tuesday decided to make this an official policy citing the court verdict, officials said.

Mr. Sarang said the decision will have far-reaching consequences for women's empowerment.