No proposal under consideration of Government to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 years
Press Information Bureau,
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Dated 18 December 2014
No reduction in retirement age
There is no proposal under consideration of Government to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 years for its employees.
The retirement age for Central Government employees was revised from 58 to 60 years in 1997 on the basis of recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission.
The Centre’s total wages and salaries bill for its employees for the year 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 is Rs. 85,963.50 crore, Rs. 92,264.88 crore and Rs. 1,04,759.71 crore, respectively.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Dr. T Subbarami Reddy and Smt. Ambika Soni in Rajya Sabha, today.
Source: PIB
Today Rajya Sabha Q&A
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 2902
ANSWERED ON 18.12.2014
Reduction in retirement age
2902 SHRI SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether there is a proposal under consideration of Government to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 for its employees, if so, the reasons therefor;
(b) when was the retirement age for Central Government employees last revised and on what basis; and
(c) the Centre’s total wages and salaries bill for employees in each Department for the last three years?
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 such proposal at present.
(b): The retirement age for Central Government employees was revised from 58 to 60 years in 1997 on the basis of recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission.
(c): The details are annexed.
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(Rs. In Crores) |
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|
S.No. |
Name of Ministry/Department |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
1 |
Agricultural Research & Education |
2.30 |
2.44 |
3.11 |
|
2 |
Agriculture and Cooperation |
171.58 |
182.87 |
199.70 |
|
3 |
Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries |
103.11 |
103.79 |
113.91 |
|
4 |
Atomic Energy |
1710.18 |
1909.59 |
2134.05 |
|
5 |
AYUSH |
8.31 |
9.02 |
9.36 |
|
6 |
Bio-Technology |
8.32 |
9.20 |
10.37 |
|
7 |
Cabinet Secretariat |
12.22 |
14.42 |
15.68 |
|
8 |
Chemicals, Petrochemicals & Pharmaceuticals |
14.23 |
14.91 |
16.24 |
|
9 |
Civil Aviation |
47.81 |
48.37 |
64.09 |
|
10 |
Coal |
13.41 |
14.67 |
16.27 |
|
11 |
Commerce |
259.49 |
279.72 |
317.71 |
|
12 |
Consumer Affairs |
46.30 |
44.29 |
49.40 |
|
13 |
Corporate Affairs |
61.43 |
64.29 |
71.97 |
|
14 |
Culture |
221.85 |
243.15 |
244.24 |
|
15 |
Defence (Civil) |
12127.92 |
13102.38 |
14502.22 |
|
16 |
Development of NE Region |
11.87 |
12.99 |
14.51 |
|
17 |
Disinvestment |
2.82 |
3.22 |
3.52 |
|
18 |
Drinking Water & Sanitation |
4.14 |
4.72 |
4.69 |
|
19 |
Earth Sciences |
229.27 |
241.34 |
259.86 |
|
20 |
Economic Affairs |
50.40 |
53.34 |
56.30 |
|
21 |
Environment & Forests |
118.91 |
130.65 |
143.20 |
|
22 |
Expenditure |
32.68 |
41.09 |
49.26 |
|
23 |
External Affairs |
150.70 |
157.59 |
170.52 |
|
24 |
Fertilizers |
15.16 |
15.23 |
14.45 |
|
25 |
Financial Services |
55.18 |
47.26 |
53.10 |
|
26 |
Food & Public Distribution |
41.72 |
46.14 |
46.34 |
|
27 |
Food Processing Industries |
5.19 |
5.77 |
7.46 |
|
28 |
Health & Family Welfare |
1125.08 |
1212.81 |
1387.20 |
|
29 |
Heavy Industry |
11.44 |
10.71 |
11.15 |
|
30 |
Higher Education |
52.56 |
57.01 |
62.34 |
|
31 |
Home Affairs |
17809.16 |
20036.76 |
25113.14 |
|
32 |
Indian Audit & Accounts |
1858.87 |
1984.93 |
2250.91 |
|
33 |
Industrial Policy & Promotion |
128.62 |
99.47 |
107.42 |
|
34 |
Information and Broadcasting |
168.41 |
174.49 |
191.33 |
|
35 |
Information Technology |
293.86 |
336.72 |
401.87 |
|
36 |
Labour & Employment |
264.55 |
259.85 |
261.20 |
|
37 |
Land Resources |
3.95 |
4.37 |
5.52 |
|
38 |
Law and Justice |
86.15 |
95.79 |
102.85 |
|
39 |
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
81.34 |
89.13 |
95.58 |
|
40 |
Mines |
394.53 |
455.55 |
488.71 |
|
41 |
Minority Affairs |
8.42 |
7.92 |
8.72 |
|
42 |
New & Renewable Energy |
13.66 |
15.52 |
16.58 |
|
43 |
Overseas Indian Affairs |
6.33 |
6.36 |
7.04 |
|
44 |
Panchayati Raj |
3.64 |
4.10 |
4.52 |
|
45 |
Parliamentary Affairs |
4.52 |
5.05 |
6.96 |
|
46 |
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions |
314.26 |
347.95 |
394.38 |
|
47 |
Petroleum and Natural Gas |
13.10 |
14.25 |
15.26 |
|
48 |
Planning Commission |
60.47 |
67.70 |
75.97 |
|
49 |
Posts |
6817.81 |
7343.91 |
8143.43 |
|
50 |
Power |
81.27 |
90.99 |
78.17 |
|
51 |
President’s Secretariat |
9.64 |
10.87 |
11.73 |
|
52 |
Prime Minister’s Office |
17.78 |
19.64 |
20.75 |
|
53 |
Public Enterprises |
4.43 |
4.81 |
5.25 |
|
54 |
Railways |
33580.41 |
35097.08 |
38560.80 |
|
55 |
Revenue |
4085.08 |
4285.51 |
4763.69 |
|
56 |
Road Transport & Highways |
66.42 |
72.73 |
85.85 |
|
57 |
Rural Development |
18.33 |
20.59 |
22.83 |
|
58 |
School Education and Literacy |
8.96 |
10.53 |
12.08 |
|
59 |
Science & Technology |
256.06 |
282.72 |
297.77 |
|
60 |
Shipping |
74.22 |
82.16 |
83.06 |
|
61 |
Social Justice & Empowerment |
24.61 |
27.33 |
29.86 |
|
62 |
Space |
933.47 |
1093.82 |
1095.58 |
|
63 |
Statistics & Programme Implementation |
206.20 |
214.84 |
235.88 |
|
64 |
Steel |
12.76 |
12.91 |
14.64 |
|
65 |
Telecommunication |
137.57 |
162.22 |
220.74 |
|
66 |
Textiles |
144.72 |
152.61 |
159.43 |
|
67 |
Tourism |
17.90 |
17.92 |
19.69 |
|
68 |
Tribal Affairs |
10.18 |
9.85 |
10.94 |
|
69 |
Union Public Service Commission |
63.94 |
64.87 |
70.61 |
|
70 |
Urban Development |
794.61 |
693.97 |
780.25 |
|
71 |
Vice President’s Secretariat |
1.55 |
1.69 |
1.93 |
|
72 |
Water Resources |
331.09 |
363.47 |
391.99 |
|
73 |
Women & Child Development |
19.61 |
22.08 |
23.36 |
|
74 |
Youth Affairs and Sports |
15.46 |
16.87 |
19.22 |
|
|
Total |
85963.50 |
92264.88 |
104759.71 |