Re-examination of 28-year-old recruitment in the Forest Department: The height of forest guards will be re-measured; if found short, they will lose their jobs and face salary deductions.

The height of forest guards who were recruited into the Forest Department 28 years ago will now be re-measured. There are complaints that some candidates with lower heights than the standard set at the time also got jobs. The Forest Headquarters has directed a medical board to examine the employees who have filed the complaint. If the height is found to be less than the standard, they could face termination and even recovery of salary. About 28 years ago, several districts including Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, Balaghat, Mandla, Shahdol, and Harda...