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No change in government employees' retirement age: Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2
Kerala Chief
Minister Oommen Chandy clarified on Monday that his government has no
plans to increase the retirement age of state government employees.
The current retirement age is 56.
Some
media reports suggested earlier that when the budget for the next
fiscal 2015-16 will be presented on March 13, the retirement age would
be raised to 58 and it is being done to tide over the financial crisis.
"Let
me make it very clear, the reports to this effect are baseless and
unfounded. No such things have been thought of. As and when this is
thought of, first talks will be held with the various youth
organisations," the chief minister said.
As per official
estimates, a record four million youths are registered with the state
owned Employment Exchanges, waiting for a job. Hence, it is most
unlikely that the retirement age can be raised after reaching a
consensus with the youth organisations.