No move to raise govt staff's retirement age: Oommen Chandy

The Kerala Government has no proposal to raise the retirement age of its employees from present 56, chief minister Oommen Chandy today said.

"Government has no plans to raise the retirement age of its staff and even if, government makes any move in this regard, it would be only after taking the youth into confidence," he told reporters here in response to a question during his briefing on the cabinet meeting.

However, Chandy said there was nothing wrong in the demand to push up the retirement age in view of the advanced average life span of the people. But, considering the special circumstances of the state, government cannot raise the retirement age, Chandy said.

The number of vacancies reported annually in the state was 35,000 and those who wait for employment as per the Public Service Commission lists stood at 2.5 million, he pointed out.