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No Proposal regarding raising the retirement age before the Government Following is the text of the Press Statement issued by the Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions today, to clarify that there is no proposal before the Government regarding raising the retirement age of Central Government employees from 60 years to 62 years :- “Attention of the Government has been drawn to reports appearing in some sections of the media regarding raising the retirement age of Central Government employees from 60 to 62 years. In order to put at rest all such speculations, it is clarified that there is no such proposal before the Government.”

Andhra Pradesh Government Hikes Retirement Age to 60 The Andhra Pradesh state legislative has unanimously passed a resolution for increasing the retirement age from 58 to 60 for government employees. In addition to this, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has also announced a number of incentives and schemes for the state government employees. While introducing the Bill in the state legislative, the Chief Minister said that the current laws were implemented in 1984. The retirement age for central government employees has been increased to 60. According to a World health Organization report, the average lifespan for Indians is 65 years. Now that the state has been bifurcated, Andhra Pradesh requires the service of experienced employees. Therefore, the age of retirement is being increased from 58 to 60.

Retirement age of 65: The Politicization of Employees’ Demands 65 as Retirement Age: Employees Demand Becomes Electoral Manifesto Issue Once again, raising the retirement age has started making headlines. But this time, they are not rumours or false stories. There is some truth in it. A recognized political party has promised to increase the retirement age of state government employees from 60 to 65. 'Samajwadi Party' In the election manifesto released yesterday, the party has promised to raise the retirement age of the state employees to 65. Not 62, but 65..!

All set to hike central retirement age to 62 years It may sound like ridiculous as number of times articles regarding this topic has published in different websites and newspapers. But as per our sources and media reports, centre finally decided to hike retirement age to 62 years. The process has received PM's nod and awating cabinet approval which is likely to be obtained in the next meeting. The newly set up seventh CPC has recommended this hike in an interim report which got Govt. approval.

Latest news on Retirement Age to 62 - Proposal for raising Retirement Age to 62 waits for Cabinet Nod Proposal for raising Retirement Age to 62 waits for Cabinet Nod We have heard it so many times . Every one of us got tired of hearing this rumour again and again. But this time this news may not fade away just as a rumour. Because the series of events that had happened until now listed below are telling that it will be come true soon.

Retirement age vary from country to country… How Retirement Systems Vary, Country To Country by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 29, 201312:50 AM Retirement systems vary widely from country to country. In China, policymakers are just beginning to expand retirement benefits to everyone. In Australia, people have been compelled for years to save for their own retirements. Italy and Germany are raising retirement ages and cutting benefits.

No. 18019/6/2013-Estt(L) Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training New Delhi, 21st October, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Timely payment of dues of encashment of leave to Government servants retiring on attaining the age of superannuation — need to obviate delays in payment of such dues - regarding. The undersigned is directed to state that in terms of the provisions of rule 39 of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972, the authority competent to grant leave is suo mote required to issue an order granting cash equivalent of leave salary for both earned leave and half pay leave, if any, at the credit of the Government servant on the date of his retirement, subject to the prescribed limits. 2. It has since been brought to the notice of this Department that the concerned administrative authorities as indicated in First Schedule to the said rules including authorities subordinate to the leave sanctioning authori...

There is no hope of raising retirement age to 62 There is no hope of raising retirement age to 62 at this moment..! According to the information received from media that the Central Government has no proposal to hike in retirement age from 60 to 62 to Central Government employees at this moment. The Dopt Minister V.Narayanasamy said in the press conference, I would like to make it very clear that there is no thinking in the Government for increasing the retirement age. The retirement age hike news has been expected by the retiring employees following the declaration of 7th CPC...!

Now, government teachers to retire at 62 instead of 60 The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh on Wednesday ordered that retirement age of teachers in government medical colleges be increased to 62 years from 60 years. The UT administration, which follows service conditions including retirement age as specified by the Punjab government, was supposed to increase the age of retirement after Punjab increased the age of superannuation in November 2011. However, since the UT administration did not comply with the decision, an appeal was filed in the CAT by Dr. Harsh Mohan, head of the Pathology department at the Government Medical College. Mohan, who was to retire on July 31 this year, sought direction from the CAT that the age of retirement for medical teachers in government medical colleges be changed to 62 years. Dr. Harsh Mohan said "I am happy as I will be able to serve the institution for some more time and share my experience with my colleagues and students...

Cabinet decision to increase retirement age deferred The government may make the announcement in the Prime Minister's 15 August address... A proposal to increase the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 62 years came to the Cabinet on Thursday but a decision was deferred. The government might make the announcement in the Prime Minister’s Independence Day address, his last before general elections in 2014. The ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions has proposed an increase in retirement age of government employees from 60 to 62 years, top sources confirmed. There are around five million central government employees in India. The previous occassion the government raised the retirement age of central government employees was in 1998, from 58 to 60 years. The move is meant to ease the financial burden on the government in terms of its pension liabilities, sources said. The retirement age of professors in all central universities was recently raised to 65...

Punjab Govt. considering retirement age hike The Punjab government is considering raising the retirement age of its employees to 60. The proposal is likely to go up before the cabinet on July 23. The salary, wages and pension bills are eating up a bulk of the state's revenue receipts. The primary motive behind suggesting increasing the superannuation age is containing the fast deteriorating fiscal health, even if temporarily. By the decision, the cash-strapped government hopes to save about Rs. 1,000 crore a year. If the retirement age is not increased, the government has to release post-retirement benefits running into multiple-crore rupees a year. "The increase proposal is under active consideration of the government," a top government source has confirmed. The finance department has cleared the proposal after consent from deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa. The lukewarm response from the employees to the governmen...

Central government employees’ retirement age to be extended by 2 years to 62 - Financial Express “An In-Principle decision has been taken to increase the retirement age by two years within this year itself…” The government is planning to extend the retirement age of all central government employees by two years — from the current 60 to 62 years. Sources said that an in-principle decision has been taken in this regard and the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has begun the work to implement the same. A formal announcement to this effect is expected this year itself. The last time the government extended the retirement age of central government employees was in 1998. It was also a two-year extension from 58. This was preceded by the implementation of the 5th Pay Commission, which had put severe strain on government’s finances. Subsequently, all state governments followed the Centre’s policy by extending the retirement age by two years. Public sector undertakings followed sui...

Increase retirement age of government employees to 62 On 21st March 2013, there was an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha, about whether there was a proposal to increase the retirement age of Central government employees. The relevant MOS answered there was no such proposal. That’s not quite true, because there is such a proposal floating around and it went to Cabinet sub-committee and an in principle decision to implement was taken by Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT). One should not mix up existence of a proposal with a decision about implementing it. Evidently, a decision has now been taken to increase the age from 60 to 62 years, the last time such an increase took place was in 1998, when there was an increase from 58 to 60 years. Whenever such a decision is taken, debates centre on the big picture. What are arguments for? First, life expectancies are increasing. There is a shortage of good people within government. Let’s tap this expertise. Second, in any case there are ...

Union government wants retirement age 62 The Union Government is seriously considering raising the retirement age to 62 for Central Government employees. Obviously, if the Congress announces this before the Lok Sabha polls, it could expect a sizeable vote share. North Block, which houses the Union Ministry of Finance would be more than happy to have 62 years as the retirement age because for next two years the pension funds can accumulate. The UPA2 also wants to put the next government in fiscal tight spot, or what is called the War Room effect of the AICC. Source: www.news.rediff.com [http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2013/may/27/union-government-wants-retirement-age-62/bb31a983bae7063849ed4600a9e9ffbd]

Retirement age of Vice Chancellors has been revised from 65 to 70 Retirement age of Vice Chancellors has been revised from 65 to 70 in Tamil Nadu. The State Government of Tamil Nadu has increased the retirement age of Vice Chancellors of nine State Universities from 65 to 70. This move that has been greeted by experts and its come to effect through the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendments) Ordinance, 2012. The Tamil Nadu Governor has promulgated this ordinance on July 14. The nine Universities are : 1 Bharathiar University, 2 Bharathidasan University, 3 Mother Terasa Women’s University, 4 Alagappa University, 5 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, 6 Periyar University, 7 Tamil Nadu Open University, 8 Tiruvalluvar University and 9 Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University.

Today PIB has published the news about the retirement age of teachers to be increased to 65 proposal has been approved by the Cabinet. As in the state institutions, as per 6th CPC recommendations the decision is taken by the Government.   The Cabinet today approved the proposal to relax the condition of enhancement of age of superannuation of teachers to 65 in state institutions for the implementation of the revised pay scales on the basis of 6th Pay Commission recommendations and become eligible for receiving Central share of 80% of the arrear payment. It also decided that reimbursement of 80% of the Central share of the arrears be paid in 2-3 instalments to those States who have already made the payment and submitted their proposals for reimbursements to the Central Government. The decision of Cabinet is expected to provide relief to teachers in State institutions with the payment of arrears. It will also benefit State Governments, who will be able to make the arrear payment i...

Retirement on first month of Block years - LTC is permissible or not..? Yes, permissible. Employees are retiring from their service on the first month of block years, they will be eligible to avail LTC. The only condition is the return journey should be completed with in the date of retirement. For example, an employee will be retire on 31st January 2014. He will be eligible to avail LTC in the month of December 2013 to go with Home Town LTC or All India LTC and he will also be admitted to avail an another LTC in the month of January 2014. But he should be completed his returned journey before 31st January 2014.