The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned hearing till March 21 on a petition filed by three Civil Services aspirants, seeking an extra attempt at the Civil Services examination, claiming that they had to miss the Civil Services Mains exam because they had contracted Covid-19.
The government has agreed to give an additional chance to the UPSC Civil Services Examination candidates who gave their last attempt in October 2020. The decision is taken in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.
Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava has written a letter to the Chairman Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), requesting a postponement of the Civil Services (Prelims) exams of this year.
The Maternity Benefit Bill, 2016, which provides for amendments to the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, has recently been introduced in parliament and passed in the Rajya Sabha.