Government employees retirement age increased to 60 years News: After the issue of this notification, the retirement age (Central Government Employees Retirement Age) will now be 60 years.
Teachers will get traveling allowance, up to about Rs 4000 per month, with pay-scale and DA center employees. Schools will now have the post of Deputy Principal, appointment will be done on the basis of seniority.
With the implementation of the Central Service Rules, the pay scales of the employees will be in line with the Central Government Rules, which were at present in line with the respective categories of Punjab Government employees. Now these will be similar to the conditions of service of persons appointed to the respective services and posts in the Central Civil Services of the President and will be governed by the same rules and orders.
These rules will not apply to members of All India Services working in the affairs of Union Territory of Chandigarh, employees of Punjab and Haryana High Court, persons not in full time employment of UT Chandigarh, persons paid from contingencies. Electrical Wing of Engineering Department whose pay scale is currently governed by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited Regulations, 2021. It was informed that notification in respect of Electrical Wing of Engineering Department of Chandigarh will be issued separately.
Significantly, about 14 days after the formation of the AAP government in Punjab, Home Minister Amit Shah had announced the implementation of the Central Service Rule in Chandigarh by the central government. Although it was strongly opposed in Punjab. In the Lok Sabha, many MPs from Punjab had demanded not to issue the notification.
