New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today gave its ex-post facto approval for enhancing the superannuation age to 65 years for doctors of Indian Railways Medical Service.
Briefing the press afterwards, Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Cabinet also gave its ex-post facto approval to enhance the retirement age to 65 years for doctors working in Central Universities and IITs (autonomous bodies) under Department of Higher Education and doctors in major port trusts (autonomous bodies) under the Ministry of Shipping.
The move is expected to benefit around 1,445 doctors of various ministries/departments of the Central Government, he said.
‘The superannuation age has been enhanced to 65 years in respect of doctors under their administrative control of the respective Ministries/Departments [Ministry of AYUSH (AYUSH doctors), Department of Defence (civilian doctors under Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Service), Department of Defence Production (Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service Medical Officers), dental doctors under Department of Health & Family Welfare, dental doctors under Ministry of Railways and of doctors working in Higher Education and Technical Institutions under Department of Higher Education.
‘ The Cabinet meet was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
