NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government is set to repeal a 1966 law, reiterated subsequently in 1975 and 1980, requiring those joining Central government service to declare that they are not affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or Jamaat-e-Islami As per the 1966 order issued by the home ministry, it is mandatory for all new recruits to give a declaration that he or she does not have membership of either RSS or Jamaat-e-Islami.The department of personnel and training now plans to hold consultations with the home ministry on the need to do away with this "unreasonable and absurd" norm, with a senior government functionary pointing out how the RSS has always maintained that it is a "cultural and non-political" organisation. This will be part of the government's drive to repeal defunct and archaic laws."The present government has not issued this circular (on debarring RSS members from taking up government jobs). It does not expect anybody joining government service to declare whether or not he is a member of RSS," MoS Jitendra Singh told TOI on Thursday.The move to withdraw the order, which was reiterated after Indira Gandhi came to power in 1966 and 1980 and when RSS was banned in 1975, comes after reports suggested that a central government department had cited the same order and asked new recruits in Goa to give a declaration that they don't belong to the RSS.As per the order, anyone having membership of RSS and Jamaat-e-Islami would not qualify for any central government job.However, the order was not followed strictly and come to light when new recruits were asked to fill up a form in this regard in Goa recently.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Rajnath Singh and other Union ministers have always taken pride about their links with RSS.