# NHM staff to get 15% weightage, 5-year age relaxation

2026-10-27T05:11:24+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Uttar Pradesh is set to amend recruitment rules to give National Health Mission (NHM) employees 15% weightage in departmental exams and a five-year relaxation in the upper age limit for regular hiring. The plan affects over 85,000 workers across approximately 278 cadres, including doctors, staff nurses, community health officers, pharmacists, lab technicians and programme managers. These employees currently serve on contracts under the NHM, handling maternal and child health, immunisation, communicable and non-communicable diseases, emergency services and national programmes. The proposed changes aim to provide a pathway to permanent employment, with the formal amendment to recruitment rules pending.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The move directly addresses a persistent grievance among NHM employees, who for years have worked on contracts without the job security of regular government staff. By offering 15 percent weightage in departmental exams and five years of age relaxation, the government is attempting to retain experienced health workers, but only if they clear competitive recruitment. The plan remains a proposal, with the actual impact depending on how quickly the recruitment rules are amended. Over 85,000 workers across 278 cadres are watching for the final notification.

## Coverage

- amarujala.com <https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/nhm-workers-will-receive-up-to-15-weightage-in-regular-recruitment-in-up-2026-10-26>
  Straight announcement of government proposal with no critical framing

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Tags: National Health Mission, NHM employees, Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath government
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