“All Government servants are to retire on the
last day of the month in which they attain the age of 60 years, subject to the
exceptions mentioned therein”.
The DoPT Minister informed in the Parliament
as a written reply to a question to the subject above mentioned as follows…
As per Rule 56 of Fundamental Rules all
Government servants are to retire on the last day of the month in which they
attain the age of 60 years, subject to the exceptions mentioned therein. A copy
of the relevant rule is annexed. Different age of retirement for certain
categories has been fixed on functional requirements.
Employees of the Supreme Court retire on
attaining the age of 60 years. The employees of Central Universities are not
Central Government employees. However, the retirement age of the employees are
as under:-
(i)
Vice Chancellor – 70 years
(ii)
Teachers – 65 years
(iii)
Registrar – 62 years
(iv)
Finance
Officer – 62 years
(v)
Controller of Examination – 62 years Different
age of retirement is prescribed on functional requirements.
Extracts of Provisions
in FR 56
F.R. 56(a) Except as otherwise provided in
this rule, every Government servant shall retire from service on the afternoon
of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years.
Provided that a Government servant whose date
of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon of
the last day of the preceding month on attaining the age of sixty years.
Provided further that a Government servant who has attained the age of
fifty-eight years on or before the first day of May, 1998 and is on extension
in service, shall retire from the service on expiry of his extended period of
service. Or on the expiry of any further extension in service granted by the Central
Government in public interest, provided that no such extension in service shall
be granted beyond the age of 60 years.
(b) A workman who is governed by these rules
shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in
which he attains the age of sixty years.
(bb) The age of superannuation in respect of
specialists included in the Teaching, Non-Teaching and Public Health Sub-cadres
of Central Health Service shall be 62 years. “Provided that for the specialist
included in the Teaching sub-cadres of the Central Health Service who are
engaged only in teaching activities and not occupying administrative positions,
the age of superannuation shall be sixty-five years: provided further that such
specialist of the Teaching Sub-cadres of Central Health Service who are occupying
administrative positions shall have the option of seeking appointment to the
teaching positions in case they wish to continue in service up to sixty-five
years.”
(bbb) The age of superannuation in respect of
nursing teaching faculty with M.Sc in Nursing in the Central Government Nursing
Institutions shall be 65 years subject to the condition that they continue to
function as faculty members after the age of 60 years.
