What is the procedure for calculation of vacancies for compassionate appointment in small offices/cadres, where vacancies for appointment on compassionate grounds do not exist?
Ans: In small offices/cadres grouping of posts for the purpose of calculation is allowed. Consequently, Group ‘C’/’D’ posts in which there are less than 20 direct recruitment vacancies in a recruitment year may be grouped together and out of the total number of vacancies 5% may be filled on compassionate grounds subject to the condition that appointment on compassionate grounds in any such post should not exceed one. It is also clarified that for the purpose of calculation of vacancies for compassionate appointment, fraction of vacancy either half or exceeding half but less than one may be taken as one vacancy. (Ref: DoPT’s O.M. No. 14014/24/99-Estt.
