India, Oct. 30 -- LUCKNOW Political ideology won't serve as a ground for disqualifying anyone from holding government jobs in Uttar Pradesh, but those protesting for a change in the "established social system" through violence are barred from getting government employment, according to a new policy of the state government.

The guidelines seek to bring consistency to antecedent verification, clarify the grounds for disqualification and expedite recruitment while ensuring that political ideology alone is not used to deny candidates government employment.

A government order issued by principal secretary (appointments) M Devraj on Wednesday stated that the policy supersedes orders dating back to 1958 and lays down uniform criteria for verif...