Retirement Age 62 – Once again it has been denied in Parliament…
While answering to a question in Parliament today on 22nd August 2013, the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri. V.Narayanasamy said that ‘at present there is no proposal to increase the age of retirement of Government employees’.
He also added, as per Fundamental Rules 56(a) except as otherwise provided, every Government servant shall retire on attaining the age of 60 years.
Last week formal announcement regarding this policy was expected to declare on 15th August. Now the Central government has denied to pursue the policy of increasing the age of retirement of CG staff once again in Parliament.
The news about extension of age for retirement are being echoed in all over country including in Parliament, let’s see how many times the questions regarding this issue in Parliament have been asked by our Hon’ble members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha…In Rajya Sabha : The unstarred question number with answered date are given in first and second columns. And the next nodal ministry and its answer are given in the next columns…
Unstarred Question No
|
Answered on
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Ministry
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Answer
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| 1465 | 22.08.2013 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | "As per Fundamental Rule 56(a) except as otherwise provided, every Government servant shall retire on attaining the age of 60 years. At present, there is no proposal to increase the age of retirement of Government employees". |
| 2690 | 21.03.2013 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | "As per Fundamental Rule 56(a) except as otherwise provided, every Government servant shall retire on attaining the age of 60 years. At present, there is no proposal to increase the age of retirement of Government employees". |
| 831 | 16.11.2010 | Ministry of Finance | "No Sir. Does not arise." |
| 1110 | 26.02.2009 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | "There is no proposal to raise the age of retirement of Government servants. The Sixth Central Pay Commission has examined the matter in all its aspects and concluded that the current age of superannuation should be maintained.". |
| 274 | 28.02.2008 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | "No, Sir. There is no such proposal. The Government had accepted many of the recommendations of these Pay Commissions. All such aspects are duly considered by the Government at the time of taking any decision. ". |
| 2644 | 26.04.2007 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | “No such proposal, at present, is under consideration of the Ministry of Personnel”. |
| 2487 | 14.12.2006 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | “No such proposal at present, is under consideration of the Ministry of Personnel”. |
In Lok Sabha :
| 632 | 27.02.2013 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | No |
| 1975 | 05.12.2012 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | There is no such proposal at present. |
| 1645 | 10.08.2011 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | No |
| 993 | 03.03.2010 | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | No |
Source: CGEN.in
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