Govt employees retirement age increased order approved by high court: Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court has passed an order to make the retirement age of veterinary doctors posted in government hospitals of the state equivalent to that of allopathic doctors, i.e. increasing it from 60 to 65 years.
The High Court issued this decision on Tuesday after hearing separate petitions of five other persons including Veterinary Doctor of Animal Husbandry Department of Jharkhand Government Dr. Ratan Kumar Dubey. The High Court has also directed the Jharkhand government to give the benefit of DACP i.e. Dynamic Assured Career Progression to these doctors.
The court has said in its decision that the government of Jharkhand has adopted the recommendations of the sixth pay grade in accordance with the central government, in which it has been directed that the employees of the state government will also get benefits equivalent to those of the central government employees. In the recommendations of the Central Pay Commission, it has been said to give equal service benefits to veterinary doctors and allopathic doctors. In such a situation, the veterinary doctors of Jharkhand should get the benefits of DACP and retirement age limit of 65 years like allopathic doctors.
The court has directed the Jharkhand government to prepare appropriate rules and provisions in this regard and ensure compliance of the order within 16 weeks.
