JPSC Age Cut-off Date Revised to 2022, CM Announces in Assembly

• Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren announced the JPSC age cut-off date has been revised to 2022 from 2026.
• The previous cut-off date for the Jharkhand Public Service Commission examination was August 1, 2026.
• Student organizations had demanded the revision of the age criteria to 2018.
• The issue of age criteria was raised in the state assembly by Dumri MLA Jairam Mahto and Congress legislator Pradeep Yadav.
• Other issues discussed included rising cybercrimes, narcotics-related crimes, and manpower shortage in departments.