Maharashtra’s one per cent orphan reservation in government jobs will now apply to “vacant posts” instead of “available posts,” according to a revised government resolution (GR) issued on Thursday.

The new GR also tightens eligibility criteria, defining an “institutional orphan” as a child whose biological parents died before the age of 18 and who was raised solely in institutions recognised under the Juvenile Justice Act, reported news agency PTI. The previous term “parents” has been replaced with “biological parents” to clarify eligibility.