Like our Facebook Page

news details

No proposal to raise retirement age of govt employees: Singh 12/11/2014 11:52:09 PM Agencies New Delhi, Dec 11: There is no proposal to hike the retirement age of central government employees from the present 60 to 62 years, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Singh also said there is no proposal to fill up the backlog vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs with general category candidates. The minister said "NO, sir" in a written reply to a question on whether the government has decided to increase the retirement age of central government employees from the present 60 to 62 years. In another written submission, he said there is no proposal to fill up the backlog vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs with general category. He informed the House that around 1.75 lakh employees retire from the central government every year. The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has launched an initiative on a pilot basis for 2000 pensioners to help in the individual in transiting smoothly to a post-retirement life.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

top stories of the day

Why different yardsticks adopted in Chopra murder case and Haji Yousaf's mysterious death When NC henchmen try to gag BJP spokesman "Weak" Jugal Kishore is helpless in immediately showing doors to Aditi BJP issues notice to Aditi Sharma Blames BJP for 'forced conversion' in Valley; they are killers, BJP hits back What does high voter turnout in Kashmir mean for BJP? We support BJP candidate, but not BJP: People in Sopore tell Amit Shah South Kashmir set to vote against scammers, corrupt Azad rues giving Omar full term BJP in trouble in Jammu

STOCK UPDATE

BSE Sensex NSE Nifty

CRICKET UPDATE