Recently, the Institute in Patna has asked its employees to declare the “number of wives” one has, and also whether one is a “virgin” for the job. When Medical Superintendent at Institute, was asked about the rather weird questions, he quickly pointed towards AIIMS. He said our Institute follows AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), which in turn follows Central Civil Services (CCS) rules. This form is according to prescribed rules. He was also quick to point fingers towards the Constitution.
Rules are made by the government and the Constitution. If they change the word, we will change it too, But, is that word entirely semantically correct in this context? He seemed to have figured that out and said ‘Virgin’ doesn’t have anything to do with virginity, but marital status. In the CCS, there is a provision that when a person joins and then dies, a claimant or a boyfriend may…
