Overview
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta chaired the Nov. 13 Cabinet meeting that cleared the compassionate-employment policy.
- The rules allow original dependents over 50 who cannot take up work to nominate a son, daughter, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law for appointment.
- Relaxations in age and educational qualifications expand eligibility in line with Delhi High Court directions.
- A verification framework, grievance redressal route, and departmental allocation system are built in to ensure transparent appointments.
- Implementation will now proceed under the new framework to resolve long-pending claims and support economic rehabilitation of bereaved Sikh families.