Retirement Age: Government job means a safe future. At the end of the career, government employees are hoping for assurance. But some news that has recently spread on social media has raised concerns among them. Many people are thinking, will the age of retirement really be increased? If so, for how long? And what will be the impact of this change on the future plans of the employees?
The reason for such questions is a viral post, which claims that the Indian Government is planning to increase the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 62 years. The post also mentioned that this change will be effective from April 1, 2025. Naturally, as soon as the news spread, there was a sensation among government employees.
What is the government decision? New information emerged
Many people started searching in the concerned departments to verify how true the news on social media is. The Press Information Bureau then published a fact-check report that the claim was completely false. However, even after this announcement, the confusion did not go away. Many people are wondering if the government can implement this decision in the future! Because, in the past it has also been seen that although initially denied, some policies have come into effect later.
Meanwhile, some experts feel that the government may decide to increase the retirement age in terms of current economic conditions and employment. However, the government has not yet officially announced anything about this.
A clear message from the Union Minister
Recently in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh clarified the government’s position on this issue. He said that there is no plan to increase the retirement age of central government employees. No proposal has been submitted to the government in this regard. Therefore, government employees will retire at the age of 60 as per the previous rules.
The minister also said that each state’s retirement age is determined according to its own rules. As a result, the state government may decide to increase the retirement age of its employees if it wants, but no such change is coming for the government employees under the Centre.
Fake posts on social media are confused!
Such misinformation has spread many times before. According to experts, due to rumors spread on social media, employees often get stressed out. As a result, it is better not to believe that any information about government policies is not verified.
Time will tell whether the government will take any decision in the future whether the retirement age of government employees will increase or not. But for now, the Center has advised not to get confused by social media rumours.