SBI keeps revised recruitment rules for pregnant women in abeyance

SBI had put in place new rules wherein a woman candidate with more than three months pregnancy will be considered 'temporarily unfit' and can join the bank within four months after delivery

Amid public outrage, State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday said it has decided to put in abeyance its revised instructions regarding recruitment of pregnant women candidates, wherein it had said women over 3 months pregnant are “temporarily unfit” for service.

The revised recruitment instructions from SBI had drawn criticism from several quarters.

“In view of the public sentiments, SBI has decided to keep the revised instructions regarding recruitment of pregnant women candidates in abeyance and continue with the existing instructions in the matter," SBI said in a statement. SBI has always been proactive towards the care and empowerment of its women