In a significant shift in its policy, the state government has decided to amend rules governing the one per cent reservation for orphans in Maharashtra. Under the revised framework, the reservation will now apply to vacant posts instead of available posts, with precedence given to those who have been raised in state-recognised institutions under the Juvenile Justice Act.

Revised Definition of ‘Institutional Orphan’

The state has also updated the definition of an “institutional orphan” to include children whose biological parents died before they turned 18. A government resolution (GR) issued on Friday replaces the earlier term “parents” with “biological parents,” bringing greater clarity to the eligibility criteria. Read Also Mumbai News: Suspicious Bag At Andheri's Gundavali Metro St

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