Overview
- A high‑level committee led by IAS officer V Radha submitted an interim report on Thursday recommending that advertised Group‑C vacancies be increased to more than 16,000 by including over 11,000 departmental requisitions.
- About 12 lakh candidates had applied for the exam while just over 5,000 posts were originally advertised, so the vacancy boost would significantly expand chances for many applicants.
- The panel proposed a one‑time one‑year relaxation in the upper age limit for recruitment adverts issued after January 1, 2026 and before December 31, 2027 where selection has not begun.
- To restore exam integrity the committee urged scrapping the current question paper‑setting exercise, creating fresh secured papers, and imposing stricter controls on printing, storage and transport plus police presence, CCTV and signal jammers at venues.
- The recommendations also call for a single reopening of the Group‑C application window and prompt announcement of syllabi for newly included cadres, but they must be formally approved and operationalized by the Maharashtra government and MPSC before taking effect.