CM Vijay announces five-year age relaxation for government jobs in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday announced a five-year age relaxation for candidates applying for government jobs.

The decision follows representations from government job aspirants seeking relaxation in the age limit for competitive examinations, news agency PTI reported, citing an official government release.

The release said the five-year concession would be over and above the existing age relaxations available under current rules.

Further details of the scheme, including the categories of applicants it will cover and its implementation, are awaited.

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Welfare measures under Vijay government

The announcement comes as the Vijay-led government continues to roll out welfare and other measures since assuming office. Among its key decisions have been increasing the free electricity entitlement for eligible domestic consumers from 100 units to 200 units every two months, setting up a dedicated women's safety force and ordering the closure of 717 TASMAC liquor shops located near educational institutions, places of worship and transport points.

The government has also announced education-related initiatives, including an expanded breakfast scheme for school students and a laptop distribution programme for college students.

Relief for farmers, families

In the agriculture sector, the government announced a waiver of cooperative farm loans of up to ₹75,000, with additional relief for loans up to ₹1 lakh. The expanded waiver is set to benefit 13.34 lakh farmers.

Other welfare initiatives include a scheme to provide a 1-gram gold ring to every newborn delivered in a government hospital and an assistance scheme for eligible women getting married.

Vijay's government completed 100 days in office on August 17, marking the milestone with a report titled “100 Days of Governance – A Government for Generations”, which outlined the administration's achievements during its initial months.