Ex-servicemen Rules amended

Govt has amended Ex-servicemen(Re-employment in central civil services  and posts) Rules - 1979  and has been renamed as Ex-servicemen Rules-2020. According to this now "Short Service Commissioned Officers released from service after completing initial terms of engagement otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and have been given gratuity shall be eligible to the status of Ex-servicemen". DoPT has already issue notification in this regard. Before this Ex-servicemen Rules was amended in October 2012.