Shillong,Jan 24:The state cabinet on Wednesday approved minimum and maximum age limit for recruitment into government service for certain departments namely Home (Police), Excise Registration Taxation & Stamps, Home Guards and Civil Defense, Department of Prisons & Correctional Services and Forests and Environment Departments.
Briefing reporters, the government spokesperson Paul Lyngdoh said because of the physical nature of the work requiring candidates to be young, dynamic and energetic, the minimum age limit and upper age limit have been set differently for the these departments which have been approved by the cabinet.
The minimum age ranges from 18 to 21 and the maximum 27 to 32.
Meghalaya Financial Service Rules
The cabinet also approved the amendment to the Meghalaya Financial Service Rules 1989 of the Principal Rules. A number of rules related to various Departments have come up by way of Office Memorandums (OMs) from time to time and the Departments have been following the OMs but in order to ensure uniformity and proper codification of the rules, it was decided to incorporate them in the Meghalaya Financial Service Rules, Paul said.
