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Tamil Nadu grants five-year age relaxation for government jobs

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay ordered a five-year age-relaxation for government jobs.
Group-I limits will rise to 37/42 years for General/Reserved and 47/52 years for differently-abled General/Reserved.
Group-II and Group-II-A limits will rise to 35 years for General candidates and 45 years for differently-abled candidates.
Reserved candidates in Group-II/II-A retain no upper age limit, with the relaxation lasting five years.

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Tamil Nadu government waived cooperative farm loans up to INR75,000, extending relief to INR1 lakh.
The waiver is expected to benefit 13.34 lakh farmers across the state.
A newborn scheme gives a 1-gram gold ring to every baby delivered in a government hospital.
The state created a dedicated women’s safety force to improve protection.
The state ordered closure of 717 TASMAC liquor shops near schools, worship places, and transport hubs.

History

In 1991, the Indian government launched the National Agricultural Debt Waiver, relieving INR2.5 billion of farmer loans across Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s administration approved the waiver for 1.2 million borrowers, covering up to INR75,000 per farm household. Today's Tamil Nadu government, under Chief Minister C. Vijay, mirrors that approach with five-year job age-relaxation, INR1 lakh farm-loan waivers, and 717 TASMAC shop closures. The pattern reinforces the state's dependence on expansive subsidies to mitigate unemployment and agrarian distress, while raising concerns about fiscal sustainability and long-term economic resilience.

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In 1991, the Indian government launched the National Agricultural Debt Waiver, relieving INR2.5 billion of farmer loans across Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s administration approved the waiver for 1.2 million borrowers, covering up to INR75,000 per farm household. Today's Tamil Nadu government, under Chief Minister C. Vijay, mirrors that approach with five-year job age-relaxation, INR1 lakh farm-loan waivers, and 717 TASMAC shop closures. The pattern reinforces the state's dependence on expansive subsidies to mitigate unemployment and agrarian distress, while raising concerns about fiscal sustainability and long-term economic resilience.

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