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Retirement  age may be extended by 2 years

Sources said that an in-principle decision has been taken to increase the retirement age by two years within this year itself. In this regard, the Department of Personnel and Training has started working to implement the same. Popular news has already spread that the Government is planning to increase the age of retirement of Central government employees from the current 60 years to 62 years according to a proposal. Last time in 1998, a similar decision has taken for the Central Government and during that time, the retirement age was extended from 58 to 60 years.

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. According to sources, 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). The Central Government employees can expect a formal announcement to this effect in this year itself.

Whenever such a decision is taken, arguments and counter arguments are come in picture immediately. The main arguments are; there is some shortage of experienced hands in the top level. In certain exceptional circumstances, extensions are take place. Some raised the argument that why not formalizes the system by allowing extensions to everyone? The retirement age of Professors is 65 and Judges also retired beyond the age of 60. The Counter arguments also need importance .While the circumstance of increase in population and unemployment in this country; this decision will decrease the employment opportunities for the young. If this decision will come in existence in this year, the rate of vacancies will become minimal. Both the arguments and counter-arguments are important. Anyway, Government should need serious thinking before taking this kind of a cohesive decision.

These adhoc decisions always come in picture with some myopic objectives such as political or economical. Government can make the statement like this decision will reduce the financial burden of giving retirement pack to the employees for a certain period. All Central Government employees are expecting a formal announcement about this debated matter in this year itself.