New
Delhi: Unemployed youth attending interviews for
selection to central government jobs will be given full
concession in second class on production of a certified
copy of call letter and application, is a sop offered
by Laloo Prasad Yadav in his budget.
Presenting
the 2004-05 rail budget, railway minister Laloo said
that the proposal in this regard was announced in 1998-99
Budget but due to unavoidable reasons, it could not
be implemented.
"It
is now proposed to implement the proposal of giving
full concession as announced earlier," he said.
With
a view to recognising the sacrifices of defence personnel
killed in action against terrorists and extremists,
widows of defence
personnel would be granted 75 per cent concession in
second and sleeper classes as given to widows of policemen
and para-military personnel.
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