“Retirement age for Central Government
employees is 60 years now. It was raised to 60 from 58 in 1998(Dopt
order),
when the then NDA Government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee”
Last
year, there were rumours that the centre was planning to raise the retirement
age from 60 to 62. This time, retirement age makes headlines one again that the
superannuation age may be decreased to 58.
Last
week the most popular website for CG Employees, www.gservants.com has published an
article about the recommendations of 7th CPC, as unconfirmed news. In this, 7th
CPC may recommend for reduce in age of retirement of CG Employees will be in
two criteria. The retirement age as the completion of 33 years of service, or
at the age of 60, whichever comes first. The panic was further increased by
similar claims on Facebook and Whatsapp also, because the criteria for
retirement as at the age of 58 or completion of 33 years.
If
an employee joins central government services at the age of 27, he would
complete 33 years of service at the age of 60. If he had joined the services
before the age of 27, his position becomes tricky. If someone joins the central
government services soon after graduation, at the age of 20, he will be forced
to retire at the age of 53.
On
the internet, this condition was distorted as 33 years of service or 58 years
of age, whichever comes first. This caused great worry to all because the 60/33
rule would affect only those who had joined the service before the age of 26,
but the 58/33 rule would lead to all those who had joined after the age of 28 to
lose two years of service. Also worth noticing is the fact that the service
period is very short in such cases.
Nobody
is sure yet if the 7th Pay Commission will include the recommendations on
retirement age in its report to the government. But, discussions were held on
this issue. There is no information about when the decision will be
implemented.
Before
May 1998 – 58 Years
After
May 1998 – 60 Years and …!
Reducing
60 to 58 is like ‘losing the sword and growing the tail.’
Source:
www.cgstaffnews.in
Reducing 60 to 58 is like ‘losing the sword and growing the tail.’
