Anubhav - showcasing outstanding work done during service - submission of details by the retiring employees regarding

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'No proposal to raise, reduce retirement age of government employees': Lok Sabha

New Delhi: There is no proposal to either raise or reduce the retirement age of central government employees from the present 60 years, Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday.

"No, madam," Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh said in his reply to a question on whether government proposes to increase the retirement age of central government employees.

His reply was the same to another part of the question on whether there is a proposal to fix the retirement age at 58 years. In the run up to the Delhi assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on two occasions scoffed at suggestions that his government planned to reduce the retirement age.

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Anubhav - showcasing outstanding work done during service- Submission of details by the retiring government employee Software application regarding

Anubhav : Showcasing outstanding work done during service:

Instructions for use of software application

Retiring employees, Administrative offices and individuals may log on to the facility by clicking on the “Anubhav” link available on the website http://persmin.gov.in/pension.asp. Employees would be able to submit personal details as well as a write-up by filling in appropriate details. Administrative offices can login and process the inputs so furnished. The heads of offices will ascertain that the employee is a valid employee under his control and the write up submitted does not violate the necessary conditions. If he is satisfied, he will forward the write up to the designated authority / Head of Department (HOD). The designated authority / Head of Department (HOD) may satisfy themselves of the appropriateness of the submission before “approving”. The write-up can then be formally “Published”. Individuals can view the published documents under “Anubhav” and give feedback.

Instruction for employees submitting write-up under Anubhav

· Select the icon ‘employee ’ on the vertical bar

· Fill up Part I- Personal details o Enter your Full Name (Title, First Name, Middle name, Last Name).

o Select your Designation. o Enter your Permanent Account Number (PAN) o Enter       your 12 digit Aadhaar Numbero Enter Date of Birth & Date of Retirement (format DD/MM/YYYY)o Enter your Mobile Number ,Email ID , correspondence address (Address, State,          District, City, Pin-code)o Select your Ministry/Dept/Organization & enter Office Address

o Select Cadre(if applicable) o Upload your photograph in ".jpg" format of max file size 20 KB, if any

· Hit the "Next" button or click on “other details” tab to move on to Part II- Commendable work

o Type work to be highlighted (in 5000 words). You can type this separately as a             word document and copy-paste in the text box provided for the purpose.o Select category of worko Select Yes/No Whether willing to volunteer for social worko Enter suggestions, if anyo Upload documents, if any, in ".pdf" format, max file size 1 MBo Carefully go through the declarations and click on “I Agree”o Enter Security Code displayed in image in the form.

· Review the details entered in form by you before pressing the SUBMIT button.

Click here to view complete order

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Age limit of Retirement in Central Government Services – What says FR56..?

“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.

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Not Reducing Retirement Age, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley – NDTV NEWS

The following  news item on retirement age is published in www.ndtv.com

”  … The Narendra Modi government had to field its crisis managers on Thursday to end what it called a “strong misinformation campaign,” which it feared could hurt the ruling BJP’s electoral interests in the Delhi elections due soon.

The trouble was caused by a WhatsApp message that was being circulated fast and furious. It purported to reproduce a government reply in Parliament on whether it was planning to lower the retirement age of central government employees from 60 to 58 years.

The message alleged that the government had said in the Rajya Sabha that it would be tabling a bill proposing a cut in the retirement age in the Budget Session in March 2015.

Three ministers issued strong denials in quick succession, even as the government ordered an investigation into the origins of the message. Finance minister Arun Jaitley told NDTV, “These are all baseless rumours and there is no question of altering the retirement age of central government employees. It is 60 years and will remain 60.”

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh too denied any such proposal.

A study of the message circulated on WhatsApp confirmed that someone has altered the question posed by a Rajya Sabha MP on December 11 and the minister’s reply, meticulously keeping the format of a written reply in Parliament intact.

To ensure a quick burial for what could have burgeoned into a major headache for the government, the department of personnel and training also posted the government’s actual reply online and issued a press release to say that there was no proposal to lower the retirement age.

Source : www.ndtv.com

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The Motive behind Reducing Retirement Age for Central Government Employees – An Analysis

For a few weeks now, reports have been surfacing that the Centre is giving serious thoughts about reducing retirement age of Central Government employees from 60 to 58.

The truth behind these series of rumours couldn’t be found yet. There is no official stand on this either.

The news was first published by popular English daily newspaper. Without any official source to confirm it, the article analyzed the issue from various perspectives. It was presented in a manner that was acceptable by most.

This was followed by an order of the Railway department that was released on Facebook. In the order, the Railway Board had demanded an explanation from their zonal railways over the number of retiring employees (safety category) if the age of the retirement is reduced to 58.

Another event that gave credibility to the issue was the reduction of retirement age of state government employees from 60 to 58 in Haryana, a state ruled by BJP.

When the news of reducing the retirement age first surfaced, it caught employees by surprise and shock, because, for a while now, there were talks of actually raising the retirement age from 60 to 62! The current talks of reducing the retirement age have created a palpable sense of panic among employees over the age of 55.

There are many who are for and against the news, the strongest opinion in favour of age reduction being that it would help ease the unemployment problem.

Those who are looking for their first jobs would be happy to support any kind of age reduction – be it 58 or even 50! This is simply because they are desperate to get into a job. But the truth is – the attitude will definitely change once they get a job.

Each year, about 1.75 lakh employees retire from Central Government services. The claim that if an additional 3.5 lakh employees retire in a particular year, the country’s unemployment problem could be solved is unacceptable.

After reducing the retirement age, the number of new retirees is going to stabilize again. Will the Government resort to such tactics of reducing the retirement age again and again?

Moreover, it is also true that handing out retirement benefits to 5 lakh employees at a time is going to drain the Government’s financial resources.

Another important reason to support the reduction of retirement age is the claim that it would bring younger blood into the various central government organizations.

The fact is – in the past eight years, the number of central government employees all over the country has continued to be around 30 lakhs. Supporters of the “younger blood” theory couldn’t possibly know that nearly 50% of these employees are youngsters. To be accurate, the employees who had joined the central government services after 01.01.2000 now account for nearly 70% of the central government workforce.

Another argument in support of this move claims that it is the Government’s attempt to cut down unplanned expenses.

In the past few years, the Government had implemented a number of cost-cutting measures. It is not clear why the Government, that had remained blind to this fact, has suddenly seen the light. Ironically, such a move would only worsen the economic crisis.

Finally, what is the motive behind circulating such stories?
Is it to simply wipe out talks about increasing the retirement age from 60 to 62?

One has to wait and watch.

There is a hope that Modi Government wouldn’t risk weakening the Central Government offices’ functioning by sending home 5 lakh experienced and trained personnel all of a sudden.

And, let us hope that the Government recognizes the importance and value of 30 years of work experience of each of these employees before discarding them.

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Retirement age 58 to 60 – Bihar decides to increase retirement age of Home Guards

The State Government of Bihar decided to increase the retirement age of Home Guards from 58 to 60. According to the press report, the major decision is effective from 1st December 2014. Nearly 53,000 Home Guards will get the benefit of two more years of service.

Home Gurads are support force to the regular police of Bihar. And also decided that those Home Guards who have completed twenty years of service, including ten years of working days, will be given a one time grant of Rs.1,50,000 when they attain the age of sixty.

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Central government is considering raising the retirement age of scientists

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