With this concession, employees would now be able to apply for regular jobs up to the age of 47 years.
The decision would benefit employees belonging to 13 categories, including staff nurses, multi-purpose health workers, lab technicians and store keepers, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said after presiding over a meeting of the Health Department.
Meanwhile, at another meeting with senior officers on making Haryana drugs-free, Vij issued directions to the Health Department to draft a proposal for recruitment of clinical psychologists facilitating smooth functioning of the de-addiction centres in the state.
Vij said that activities of the de-addiction programme would soon be available online and all forms will be available on the website of the department.