Newsinc24 Team 
Tamil Nadu Government has increased reservation for women in Government jobs from 30 per cent to 40 per cent. Minister for Finance and Human Resource Management Palanivel Thiagarajan said, gender equality will play a major role in bringing a change. The State Government will bring necessary amendments. The Government is providing horizontal reservation while filling vacancies through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and the Teachers' Recruitment Board. The Minister said, the government will give preference to Orphans who have lost their parents in COVID-19 pandemic, first generation graduates and Tamil medium students in government schools while filling vacancies in government posts.
Replying to the debate in the state assembly on Monday, Thiagrajan said due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the age limit for recruitment exams will be relaxed by two years as the exams were delayed. The Tamil language paper would be made mandatory in exams conducted by recruitment agencies for all state government departments and undertakings to ensure 100% Tamil Nadu candidates are appointed to the vacancies.According to the 2017-18 data provided by the department of employment and training, out of 8.8 lakh employees of the state government, state government undertakings and local bodies, 2.92 lakh were women. The percentage of women among government employees is 33%.
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