Government Clarifies : No change in retirement age
Written by Administrator on November 16th, 2008The Cabinet Secretary K. M. Chandrasekhar today informed that there is no plans to revise the retirement age for Central Government employees. After the sixth pay commission implementation, employees were hoping for the rise in pension age, as doing so can reduce the burden of the additional payment to some extend. However the government decided other stopping all the rumours associated.
Shri. K. M. Chandrasekhar clarified that the government has no intentions in changing the retirement age and the current system will be followed.
“I tried to find out. But there is no file in (Department of) Expenditure, no file in DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training). There is nothing. It is more of a wishful thinking,” he said in an interview.
At present the retirement age for the Central Government employees is 60.
He also added that there is no plans to unify the retirement age of the state government staff across the states.
“The states will decide their own retirement age,” he said. All states have their own retirement age – starting from 55 years (Kerala) to 60 years (Uttar Pradesh, Assam etc). The Madhya Pradesh government teachers retire at the age of 62 years.
Source : Economic Times
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November 20th, 2008 at 10:46 am
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has decided to refer the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry’s proposal to increase the retirement age of teachers in central universities from 62 to 65 with a provision for re-employment on a selection basis till 70 to a Group of Ministers.
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet’s decision to raise the retirement age for teachers in Centrally funded educational institutions of higher learning across the country from 62 years to 65 has been welcomed by educators.
Gupta also pointed out to the enhancement in retirement age introduced by Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD). The Ministry has increased the retirement age from 60 to 65 years.
UGC Pay Review Committee submits report
Written by Administrator on October 4th, 2008
The University Grants Commission-appointed pay review committee, headed by Prof G K Chaddha on Friday recommended over 70 per cent pay hike with additional allowances and new positions to academics in the higher education sector. It also recommended 65 years as the retirement age, which can be extended up to 70 years.
Government Clarifies : No change in retirement age
Written by Administrator on November 16th, 2008
The Cabinet Secretary K. M. Chandrasekhar today informed that there is no plans to revise the retirement age for Central Government employees. After the sixth pay commission implementation, employees were hoping for the rise in pension age, as doing so can reduce the burden of the additional payment to some extend. However the government decided other stopping all the rumours associated.
Shri. K. M. Chandrasekhar clarified that the government has no intentions in changing the retirement age and the current system will be followed.
“I tried to find out. But there is no file in (Department of) Expenditure, no file in DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training). There is nothing. It is more of a wishful thinking,” he said in an interview.
At present the retirement age for the Central Government employees is 60.
Are all these not conflicting stands taken by the Govt.
The overall development of a nation does not shoulder on the teacing community alone. Everybody for that matter is equally responsible for the growth of a nation.
A scientist gives the postulate, an Engineer gives the design, a technician puts the things into reality and the the whole nation uses the technology, resulting to overall development.
It is equally hard to get good experienced Engineers, Technicians and other supporting staff.
This being the case I don’t understand the rule to differentiate teacing staff with respect to other communities.
Hence a common retirement age should be worked out throughout the nation and for all categories of its employees.
September 30th, 2009 at 12:04 am
The average age of human in these days is increased. His phisical and mental strength is alsoincreased simultenously. The employee is quite fit now a days to searve the nation through his job up to SEVENTY years atleast, as can be seen in the field of politics also. The enhansing of retiring age up to 70 years is quite justified age for the purpose.If unployment problem is a concern, the retiring age can be reduced to 40 years and problem solved about 50% It may create a new problem to face further.