NEW DELHI : The Government today informed the Rajya Sabha that no proposal is under consideration to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 years for its employees. Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh in a written reply said the retirement age for the Central Government employee was revised from 58 to 60 years in 1997 on the basis of recommendations of the fifth Central Pay Commission.
According to him, 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.
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