Chandigarh, August 5: Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal accorded approval for the amendment of Haryana Forensic Science (Group B) Service Rules, 1980 for the omission of the provision of specialization in various disciplines in the existing service rules. These rules may now be called Haryana Forensic Science (Group B) Service (Amendment) Rules, 2020.

As per the amendment, the provision of specialization in various disciplines in Forensic Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Serology, Ballistics  and documents has been omitted.  Similarly for applying for the post of Senior Scientific Officer (NDPS), Toxicology, Explosive the provision of having specialization in the required fields has been omitted.

Meanwhile, the education qualification for the said post has been amended to Hindi or Sanskrit as one of the subjects in Matric or Higher Education only.