Bhubaneswar, Jan. 10 -- The recent decision of the Government of Odisha to raise the upper age eligibility limit for recruitment to government posts to 38 years for 2024 was not a new one. Similar decisions had been taken in the past three years as well. The implication of this decision for different categories of job seekers is as follows. While SC, ST, SEBC, and women candidates up to 43 years of age would now be eligible, persons with disability in the general category can be eligible up to 48 years of age and persons with disability belonging to SC/ST/SEBC categories can be eligible up to 53 years of age. For many years large number of sanctioned posts at the base level have remained vacant impacting quality of service. This situation...