Assam: Government to consider lowering retirement age to 50-55 Years

Guwahati: The Assam Government on Monday announced to adhere to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions consolidated guidelines on premature retirement of government employees.

The step has been taken by the Assam government to ensure the proper and efficient functioning of the public administration.

The state government further informed that it will conduct a regular review of government officials under Groups A, B, and C under the age group 50-55 years.

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The government will further maintain a record of the officials who are due to attain the age of 50/55 years or complete 30 years of service, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) informed. The DoPT has circulated the guidelines to all the ministries and top levels of the government.

The process of implementation of the premature retirement of the employees would tentatively commence from April-May 2021.

According to the notice issued, the objective of Fundamental Rule (FR) 560)1(l) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, is to strengthen the administrative machinery by developing responsible and efficient administration at all levels and to achieve efficiency, economy and speed in the disposal of government function.

As per FR 56(j), “The Appropriate Authority shall, if it is of the opinion that it is in the public interest so to do, have the absolute right to retire any Government servant by giving him notice of not less than three months in writing or three months’ pay and allowances in lieu of such notice – (i) If he is, in Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ service or post in a substantive, quasi-permanent or temporary capacity and had entered Government service before attaining the age of 35 years after he has attained the age of 50 years; (ii) In any other case after he has attained the age of 55 years.”

Under FR 56(l), “Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (j), the Appropriate Authority shall, if it is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, have the absolute right to retire a government servant in Group C service or post who is not governed by any pension rules, after he has completed thirty years’ service by giving him notice of not less than three months in writing or three months’ pay and allowances in lieu of such notice.”

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