New Delhi: There is no proposal to reduce
retirement age to 58 years of age or 33 years of service for central government
employees, the Centre said today
There are about 50 lakh central government
employees.
"No such proposal is under
consideration," Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told Lok
Sabha in a written reply.
The government was asked to give details on
whether it was proposing to reduce retirement age to 58 years of age or 33
years of service.
The retirement age for a majority of central
government employees is 60 years. However, the age for retirement in case of
teachers and scientists is 62 years.
PTI
