The Union Cabinet approved to raise the retirement age of central government doctors to 65 years in India, union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. The retirement age of non-teaching and public health specialists of the Central Government Health Services will also be 65 years.
‘Keeping in mind the shortage of doctors, a decision has been taken to increase the retirement age of doctors working for the central government of India in raised from 62 years to 65 years.’
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An official statement said: "The decision will help in better patient care, proper academic activities in government medical colleges and effective implementation of the National Health Programmes for delivery of healthcare services." The government claimed there will be no financial implications of the increase in retirement age.
The Cabinet decision comes in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement in this regard at a rally in Uttar Pradesh.
A statement from the Health Ministry on May 31 said the proposal had been approved and would be applicable from May 31.
The retirement age with respect to all four sub-cadres of Central Health Services was 60 years prior to 2006.
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The retirement age of teaching sub-cadre was further increased to 65 years in 2008 in view of a huge shortfall of teaching specialists.
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Source-IANS