PRESS NOTE (Retirement Age)

         Attention of the Government has been drawn to some news items appearing in a section of the press regarding proposal of the Central Government to reduce the retirement age of Central Government employees from 60 years to 58 years.

       It is clarified that Government has no proposal to reduce the age of Central Government employees from 60 years to 58 years.

.       The retirement age for Central Government employees was revised from 58 to 60 years in 1997 on the basis of recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission. 

 Source:-PIB