Government has proposed to review the service and retirement benefits of Government employees?

Government has proposed to review the service and retirement benefits of Government employees?

Service/Retirement Benefits

The Minister of DoPT Shri Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in Parliament to a questin about the deputation and early retirement policies on 15th March 2017 as follows…

The service and retirement benefits are decided and reviewed as per the recommendations of the Central Pay Commission (CPC) and acceptance/rejection of the same by the Government thereon. The recommendations of Seventh CPC have been considered by the Government and necessary resolutions have already been published in the Gazette of India.

Vide DoPT’s O.M. No. 2/6/2016-Estt.Pay-II dated 17.02.2016, the Administrative Ministries/Departments and other borrowing organisations have been delegated powers to extend a deputation tenure upto seven years where absolutely necessary in public interest. This shall be subject to fulfilment of conditions prescribed in DoPT’s O.M. No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 17.06.2010.

The voluntary retirement policy of AIS officers have also been aligned with other Central Government employees vide this Ministry’s Gazette Notification No. 24012/04/2016.AIS-II(Pension) dated 27.02.2017.