Fact Check: Central government increased the retirement age from 60 to 62? Know the truth of the claims made on social media

New Delhi:A post is going viral on social media platforms in which it is claimed that the Union Cabinet has increased the retirement age of central government employees to 62 years (Here, Here And HereFor this, users have also attached screenshots to strengthen their claim. So let us investigate how much truth is there in this claim.What is the truth of the post?
It is being claimed on social media that the Government of India has increased the retirement age of Central Government employees to 62 years. During investigation this claim has been found to be fake. The Government of India has not increased the retirement age of Central Government employees to 62 years. The Press Information Bureau of the Government of India has clarified that the Government has not taken any such decision to increase the retirement age of Central Government employees. Furthermore, in August 2023, the government confirmed in the Lok Sabha that no proposal to change the retirement age of central government employees is under consideration. Therefore, the claim made in the post is false.

How did you know the claim is fake?
To verify the veracity of the viral claim, keywords related to it were searched. Neither was any credible report found to suggest that the Government of India has increased the retirement age of Central Government employees to 62 years nor that the Union Cabinet has recently approved increasing the retirement age of Central Government employees. Have approved or reviewed a proposal. If the government had taken such a decision, it would definitely have been reported by the media.

During this search, several reports (here, here and here) published in August 2023 were found, stating that in response to a question in the Lok Sabha on 9 August 2023, Union Minister Jitendra Singh confirmed that central government employees There is no proposal under consideration to change the retirement age. The Lok Sabha reply given by Union Minister Jitendra Singh regarding the retirement age of Central Government employees can be seen here.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has also reviewed the press releases regarding Union Cabinet meetings, but did not find any information related to the Cabinet discussion on the retirement age of Central Government employees. In the recent Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 November 2024, the Cabinet had approved ‘PM Vidyalakshmi’ which is a new central sector scheme aimed at providing financial assistance to meritorious students. Ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent anyone from pursuing further studies (here). Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav informed the media about the Union Cabinet meeting held on 6 November 2024. (Here).

The Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC) did not make any recommendation regarding increasing the retirement age of central government employees to 62 years. However, the retirement age of some central government employees is more than 60 years. The Fifth Central Pay Commission (CPC) had recommended increasing the retirement age of central government employees from 58 to 60. It also stated that the maximum retirement age should not exceed 60 years and there should be a complete ban on extension of service beyond the retirement age, except for medical and scientific specialists, who may be extended up to the age of 62 years on a case-to-case basis. Extension can be given on that basis. In September 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved increasing the retirement age of doctors other than Central Health Service (CHS) doctors under various departments, ministries and autonomous organizations to 65 years. (Here),

conclusion, ndtv After investigation, it was found that the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Government of India on its official Fact-Check In short, the Government of India has not increased the retirement age of Central Government employees to 62 years.