A question Regarding Flexible Retirement Age and Early or Late Retirement Options in the Rajya Sabha. The following reply is provided by Government of India.
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Flexible Retirement Age and Early or Late Retirement Options
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2839
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024)
FLEXIBLE RETIREMENT SCHEME
2839. SHRI TEJVEER SINGH:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is contemplating an early retirement scheme for Central Government employees, and the impact of its implementation on employees;
(b) whether Government has formulated any scheme for Government employees who desire their retirement age to be increased (late retirement), and the conditions that would be applied for this; and
(c) whether Government has any policy under which flexibility in retirement age could be granted to Government employees thereby allowing them to retire earlier or later as per their preference?
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) & (b): No, Sir. There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government; and
(c): The Central Government employees who fulfil the prescribed criteria have the option to seek early retirement available to them under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, etc.
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