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Rajasthan increases retirement age of employees to 60 years
Jaipur: Rajasthan government today decided to increase retirement age of its employees to 60 years.
Jaipur: Rajasthan government today decided
to increase retirement age of its employees to 60 years.
The decision to increase the retirement age from present
58 years to 60 years was taken by the state cabinet at its
meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, an official spokesman said.
The cabinet also decided to increase the maximum age for
entry into government job by two years to give more employment
opportunities to youth, spokesman said.
The previous Congress government had reduced the retirement age from 60 to 58 in 1998 to give more employment opportunities to youth. The move would help the government to save Rs 600 crores a year towards payment of retirement beneifits to its employees, spokesman added. Bureau report
The previous Congress government had reduced the retirement age from 60 to 58 in 1998 to give more employment opportunities to youth. The move would help the government to save Rs 600 crores a year towards payment of retirement beneifits to its employees, spokesman added. Bureau report