SRINAGAR Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to approve the Jammu and Kashmir government’s proposal, seeking an increase in the upper age limit for the combined competitive examination.

PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra said a favourable approval before the examination, scheduled to take place on December 7, would reflect compassion, fairness and sensitivity towards young aspirants who have endured many setbacks.

On November 10, the Jammu and Kashmir government relaxed the upper age limit to 35 years for open merit candidates appearing for combined competitive exams of the Union Territory. Earlier, the age limit was 30.