GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 576
ANSWERED ON: 16.09.2020
Retirement of Employees
L.S. Tejasvi Surya
Will the Minister of

PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-

(a) whether there is a proposal to retire employees of Central and State Government after completing a maximum service period of 30 years;

(b) if so, whether the Government will mandate the same for all employees of the Central Government in different States;

(c) if so, whether the Government will also mandate the same for all employees of different State Governments; and

(d) the objective behind placing a ceiling limit of 30 years of service for Government employees?

Also check: Retirement of Government Employees on 31st March 2020 – DoPT Orders 2020

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): There is no proposal to change the age of superannuation of Central Government employees.

The State Government employees are governed by the rules/regulations framed by their respective State governments.

(b) to (d): Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Central government employees who reach the age of retirement on 31 March 2020 under or under Fundamental Rule 56 and who are due to retirement. On 31 March 2020, they shall retire from the Central Government workforce, regardless of whether they working from home or working from office.

F No.33/12/73 Estt-A
Government of India
Department of Personnel and Training
(Establishment A-Ill Desk)

North Block. New Delhi
Dated the 31st March. 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Retirement of Government Servants on 31st March, 2020 – clarification

In view of the unprecedented situation arising out of country-wide lock down declared by the Government consequent to we outbreak COVID-19, it is clarified that the central Government employees who are attaining the age of superannuation on 31st March, 2020 in terms or Fundamental Rule 56 and due to retire. shall retire from Central Government service on 31st March, 2020, irrespective of whether they are working from home or working from office.

(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: DoPT

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