Retirement Age Change Update: Big news! Government clarifies its stand on change in retirement age of central employees—know here
Retirement Age of Central Government Employees: Here’s What the Government Said
Is the central government planning to revise the retirement age for employees in various departments? This question has been frequently raised by several Members of Parliament in recent days. In response, the government has once again addressed the matter, clarifying its position on the retirement age of central government employees.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has clearly stated that the government currently has no plans to make any changes. This confirms that the retirement age for central government employees will continue to be 60 years for the time being.
Are the vacancies of retired employees being eliminated?
The second important question asked by a member of Parliament was whether the government is eliminating the vacant posts of retired employees. On this, the minister clarified that the government does not have any policy to eliminate vacancies after retirement. It was also asked how many posts have been eliminated since 2014, but the government said that no official data is available in this regard.
Why is the retirement age of state and central government employees different?
The question also arose in Parliament: why is the retirement age of central and state government employees different? In response, the government said that this subject comes under the jurisdiction of the states, so the central government does not keep any data on it.
Did the employee unions demand to change the retirement age?
Many a time there is talk that employee unions are demanding to increase or decrease the retirement age. On this, the government said that no such formal proposal has come from the National Council (Joint Consultative Mechanism) yet.
Retirement age of central government employees
At present, the retirement age for central government employees is only 60 years, although this age may vary in the states.
This clarification from the government has come at a time when various speculations were being made on this subject. Now it is clear that there will be no change in the retirement age in the near future.
