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.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7 th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on pay and pensionary benefits. It will come into effect from 01.01.2016. In the past, the employees had to wait for 19 months for the implementation of the Commission’s recommendations at the time of 5 th CPC, and for 32 months at the time of implementation of 6 th CPC. However, this time, 7 th CPC recommendations are being implemented within 6 months from the due date. The Cabinet has also decided that arrears of pay and pensionary benefits will be paid during the current financial year (2016-17) itself, unlike in the past when parts of arrears were paid in the next financial year. The recommendations will benefit over 1 crore employees. This includes over 47 lakh central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners, of which 14 lakh employees and 18 lakh pe...
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