Retirement Age of Tamil Nadu Government Employees Increased to 60 Years
An important office order has been issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (S) Department on 25th February 2021. As per the order, the retirement age has been hiked from 59 to 60 years for Tamil Nadu Government employees and teachers with effect from May 2021.
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K.Palaniswami announced on Thursday that the retirement age of State Government employees and teachers is increased at par with Central Government employees.
Making a suo-motu statement in the Legislative Assembly, he said, the order would be applicable to employees of the government and government-aided schools, legal and constitutional bodies, government sectors, local bodies, commissions, boards, and unions.
He said, all those who were in service and those who would retire on the 31st of May this year, would be covered under the announcement.
The full text of the order is reproduced and given it below for your ready reference…
ABSTRACT
Public Services – Age of Superannuation of Government servants, teachers, etc. – Increased to 60 years – Orders – Issued.
PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (S) DEPARTMENT
G.O.(Ms)No.29
Dated:25.02.2021
சார்வரி, மாசி – 13,
திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு 2052
Read:
1. G.O.(Ms) No.532, Personnel and Administrative Reforms(Personnel – M) Department, dated 25.04.1979.
2. G.O.(Ms). No.51, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (S) Department, dated 07.05.2020.
3. Announcement made by the Hon’ble Chief Minister under Rule 110 on the floor of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 25.02.2021
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ORDER:
During the Interim Budget session 2021-2022, the Hon’ble Chief Minister has made an announcement on the floor of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 25.02.2021 inter-alia to increase the retirement age of Tamil Nadu State Government employees from 59 to 60 years and the orders would be applicable to employees of the Government and Government Aided Educational Institutions, Legal and Constitutional, Boards and Societies. The Hon’ble Chief Minister also said that all those who are in service and those who would retire on 31.05.2021 would be covered under the announcement.
2. Accordingly, the Government orders to increase the age of superannuation of Government servants/teachers from 59 years to 60 years. This will apply to all those who are in service as on date and due to retire on superannuation from 31.05.2021.
3. This order shall also be applicable to all teaching and non-teaching staff working in aided educational institutions and employees of all Constitutional/ Statutory Bodies, Public Sector Undertakings including all state Corporations, Local Bodies, Boards, Commissions, and Societies.
4. Necessary amendments to Tamil Nadu Fundamental Rules will be issued separately.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
S.SWARNA,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.
Public Services – Age of Superannuation of Government Servants, Teachers, etc. – Orders issued – Clarifications sought for – Regarding.
Ref: G.O. (Ms.) No. 51, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (S) Department, dated 07.05.2020.
In the Government order cited, the Government have issued orders increasing the age of superannuation of Government servants from 58 years to 59 years. Consequent to the issuance of the above Government order, certain points have been raised for clarification. The Government have examined the same and the following clarifications are issued:
The Government has decided to increase the age of superannuation of Government servants from 58 years to 59 years and orders accordingly. This will apply to all those who are in regular service as on date and due to retire on superannuation from 31.05.2020.
2. This order shall also be applicable to all teaching and non-teaching staff working in aided educational institutions and employees of all Constitutional / Statutory Bodies, and Public Sector Undertakings including all State Corporations. Local Bodies, Boards. Commissions, Societies, etc.
3. The relevant provisions under rule 56 of Tamil Nadu Fundamental Rules will be modified to the above extent. Necessary amendments to the above rules will be issued accordingly.
| Sl.No | Clarification sought | Reply |
| 1 | Whether the orders are issued in G.O.(Ms.) No.51, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (S) Department, dated 07.05.2020 are applicable to the Government servants who have attained the age of fifty-eight years on or before the first day of May 2020 and re-employed. | The orders issued in the said Government Order shall not apply to those Government servants who have attained the age of fifty-eight years on or before the first day of May 2020 and are re-employed. |
| 2 | Whether the teaching staffs such as Teachers, Lecturers, Professors etc., who retired at the age of 58 years and are re-employed till the completion of the academic year, 2019-2020 are eligible for the retirement age ordered in G.O. (Ms) No. 51, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (S) Department, dated 07.05.2020 | The said Government Order is not applicable to those teaching staff such as Teachers, Lecturers, Professors etc., who have already retired prior to May 2020 but are re-employed for the remaining academic year. |
| 3 | Whether the retirement age of 60 years needs to be increased to 61 for the Government servants whose age of retirement is 60 at present | The orders issued in G.O. (Ms) No.51, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (S) Department, dated 07.05.2020 shall not be applicable to them. They shall retire at the age of 60 years |
| 4 | Whether the said Government order is applicable to the Government servants whose services are retained under rule 56(i) (c) of Fundamental Rules and not allowed to retire on or before 30.04.2020 due to disciplinary proceedings pending against them | The said Government order is not applicable to the Government servants whose services are retained under rule 56(i) (c) of Fundamental Rules and not allowed to retire on or before 30.04.2020 due to disciplinary proceedings pending against them. |
| 5 | Whether the orders issued in G.O. (Ms) No. 51, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (S) Department, dated 07.05.2020 is applicable from the date of issue of orders or it takes retrospective effect. | As ordered in the said Government Order, it is clarified that it is applicable to all those who are in regular service as on 07.05.2020 and due to retire on superannuation from 31.05.2020. |
Retirement Age (58 to 59) for TN Govt Employees Order – 7.5.2020
Retirement Age for TN Govt Employees Amendment Order – 1.6.2020
Retirement Age (59 to 60) for TN Govt Employees Amendment Order – 25.2.2021
At present, the retirement age of Central Government employees is 60 years.
After the latest announcement of the TN State Chief Minister on 25 February 2021, the retirement age of state government employees is 60 years.
No, the Central government has no proposal to increase the retirement age from 60 years to 62 years.
Pls tamilnadu government increase age 60to 62 plssss