Lok Sabha Question No. 2048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Retirement Age of Corporate Sector Employees
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2048 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2022/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

Retirement Age of Corporate Sector Employees

## 2048. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the average life expectancy of the people has increased in the country;
- (b) whether the retirement age of Government Employees is fixed at 60 years;
- (c) whether the retirement age of the employees working in corporate sector is 55 to 58 years;
- (d) if so, whether the Government has a proposal to fix the retirement age of the employees working in corporate sector at 60 years in view of the increase in the average life expectancy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF  STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a): Yes Sir. As per the latest report, released in October, 2022, titled ' Sample Registration System (SRS) based Abridged Life Table 2016-20' published by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India, the average life expectancy at birth for India has increased from 66.1 during the period 2006-10 to 70.0 during the period 2016-20 registering an increase of 3.9 years during this period.

The Expectation of life at birth by sex and residence, India, 1970-75 to 2016-20 as published by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India is given at Annexure-I .

- (b): Yes Sir. As per F.R. 56(a), except as otherwise provided in the rule (attached herewith), every Government servant shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years .
- (c) to (e): The Government does not fix the retirement age for the employees working in the corporate sector. The remaining question does not arise.

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Annexure-I Sample Registration System (SRS) Expectation of life at birth by sex and residence, India, 1970-75 to 2016-20 (e0 0 )

| Period    | Mid-   | Total   | Total   | Total   | Rural   | Rural   | Rural   | Urban   | Urban   | Urban   |
|-----------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Period    | Year   | Total   | Male    | Female  | Total   | Male    | Female  | Total   | Male    | Female  |
| 1970-75   | 1973   | 49.7    | 50.5    | 49      | 48      | 48.9    | 47.1    | 58.9    | 58.8    | 59.2    |
| 1976-80   | 1978   | 52.3    | 52.5    | 52.1    | 50.6    | 51      | 50.3    | 60.1    | 59.6    | 60.8    |
| 1981-85   | 1983   | 55.4    | 55.4    | 55.7    | 53.7    | 54      | 53.6    | 62.8    | 61.6    | 64.1    |
| 1986-90   | 1988   | 57.7    | 57.7    | 58.1    | 56.1    | 56.1    | 56.2    | 63.4    | 62      | 64.9    |
| 1987-91 # | 1989   | 58.3    | 58.1    | 58.6    | 56.8    | 56.7    | 56.9    | 63.8    | 62.3    | 65.3    |
| 1988-92 # | 1990   | 58.7    | 58.6    | 59      | 57.4    | 57.2    | 57.4    | 64.1    | 62.8    | 65.5    |
| 1989-93 # | 1991   | 59.4    | 59      | 59.7    | 58      | 57.9    | 58.1    | 64.9    | 63.5    | 66.3    |
| 1990-94 # | 1992   | 60      | 59.4    | 60.4    | 58.6    | 58.2    | 58.7    | 65.4    | 64.1    | 66.7    |
| 1991-95 # | 1993   | 60.3    | 59.7    | 60.9    | 58.9    | 58.5    | 59.3    | 65.9    | 64.5    | 67.3    |
| 1992-96 # | 1994   | 60.7    | 60.1    | 61.4    | 59.4    | 58.9    | 59.8    | 66.3    | 64.9    | 67.7    |
| 1993-97 # | 1995   | 61.1    | 60.4    | 61.8    | 59.9    | 59.3    | 60.2    | 66.6    | 65.1    | 68      |
| 1994-98 # | 1996   | 61.4    | 60.6    | 62.2    | 60.1    | 59.5    | 60.5    | 66.8    | 65.3    | 68.2    |
| 1995-99 # | 1997   | 61.5    | 60.8    | 62.3    | 60.3    | 59.7    | 60.9    | 66.4    | 65.1    | 67.9    |
| 1996-00 # | 1998   | 61.9    | 61.2    | 62.7    | 60.7    | 60.1    | 61.3    | 66.7    | 65.4    | 68.3    |
| 1997-01 # | 1999   | 62.3    | 61.4    | 63.3    | 61.1    | 60.3    | 61.9    | 67.1    | 65.7    | 68.7    |
| 1998-02   | 2000   | 62.9    | 61.9    | 64      | 61.6    | 60.7    | 62.5    | 67.6    | 66.1    | 69.2    |
| 1999-03   | 2001   | 63.4    | 62.3    | 64.6    | 62.2    | 61.1    | 63.2    | 68      | 66.5    | 69.7    |
| 2000-04   | 2002   | 63.9    | 62.8    | 65.2    | 62.7    | 61.6    | 63.8    | 68.4    | 66.9    | 70      |
| 2001-05   | 2003   | 64.3    | 63.1    | 65.6    | 63      | 61.9    | 64.2    | 68.6    | 67.2    | 70.3    |
| 2002-06   | 2004   | 64.7    | 63.5    | 66.1    | 63.5    | 62.3    | 64.7    | 68.9    | 67.4    | 70.6    |
| 2003-07   | 2005   | 65      | 63.7    | 66.5    | 63.8    | 62.6    | 65.2    | 69      | 67.5    | 70.7    |
| 2004-08   | 2006   | 65.4    | 64      | 66.9    | 64.2    | 62.9    | 65.7    | 69      | 67.5    | 70.8    |
| 2005-09   | 2007   | 65.7    | 64.3    | 67.2    | 64.5    | 63.2    | 66      | 69.2    | 67.6    | 71      |
| 2006-10   | 2008   | 66.1    | 64.6    | 67.7    | 64.9    | 63.5    | 66.5    | 69.6    | 68      | 71.4    |
| 2007-11   | 2009   | 66.5    | 64.9    | 68.2    | 65.3    | 63.8    | 67      | 70.1    | 68.4    | 71.9    |
| 2008-12   | 2010   | 67      | 65.4    | 68.8    | 65.8    | 64.2    | 67.6    | 70.6    | 69      | 72.4    |
| 2009-13   | 2011   | 67.5    | 65.8    | 69.3    | 66.3    | 64.6    | 68.1    | 71.2    | 69.6    | 73      |
| 2010-14   | 2012   | 67.9    | 66.4    | 69.6    | 66.7    | 65.1    | 68.4    | 71.5    | 70      | 73.2    |
| 2011-15   | 2013   | 68.3    | 66.9    | 70      | 67.1    | 65.6    | 68.7    | 71.9    | 70.5    | 73.5    |
| 2012-16   | 2014   | 68.7    | 67.4    | 70.2    | 67.4    | 66      | 68.9    | 72.2    | 70.9    | 73.5    |
| 2013-17   | 2015   | 69      | 67.8    | 70.4    | 67.7    | 66.4    | 69      | 72.4    | 71.2    | 73.7    |
| 2014-18   | 2016   | 69.4    | 68.2    | 70.7    | 68      | 66.7    | 69.3    | 72.6    | 71.5    | 73.8    |
| 2015-19   | 2017   | 69.7    | 68.4    | 71.1    | 68.3    | 66.9    | 69.7    | 73      | 71.8    | 74.2    |
| 2016-20   | 2018   | 70.0    | 68.6    | 71.4    | 68.6    | 67.2    | 70.1    | 73.2    | 71.9    | 74.5    |

# : India does not include Jammu & Kashmir

## No. 25012/8/98-Estt. (A) Government of India

## Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training)

New Delhi- 11001. Dated the 30 th  May, 1998

## OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Age of retirement in autonomous bodies/organizations -Raising of.

The  undersigned  is  directed  to  say  that  the  Fifth  Central  Pay  Commission  in  para 128.16 of its report recommended for increase in age of retirement of Central Government employees  from  58  years  to  60  years.  The  recommendation  of  the  Fifth  Central  Pay Commission has been accepted by the Government and it has been decided to increase the age of retirement of Central Government employees from 58 years to 60 years. Accordingly, F.R.  56  has  been  amended  vide  this  Depart ment's  Notifications  No.  25012/2/97 -Estt.  (A) dated 13.5.1998 and 27.5.1998. The amended F R. 56 (a) reads as under:-

- '(a) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, every Government servant -shall retire from the service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years:

Provided that a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month on attaining the age of sixty years'.

'Provided fu rther that a Government servant who has attained the age of fifty eight years on or before the first day of May, 1998 and is on extension in service, shall retire from service on expiry of his extended period of service".

Consequent upon revision of scale of pay of the Central Government employees, the question  of  extending  the  same  benefits  to  the  employees  of  the  autonomous  bodies/ organisations was also under consideration of the Government. It has been decided to extend the benefit of extension in age of retirement from 58 years to 60 years in the following cases:-

- (a) In cases where the autonomous bodies/organizations are following the rules as applicable to Central Government employees and where the pay scales and conditions of service  are  identical  to  Central  Government  employees,  the  age  of  retirement  shall  be extended by two years with prospective effect through appropriate Notification amending the Rules in consultation with the administrative Ministry concerned

To

-2- subject to condition that the age of retirement shall not exceed 60 years. There shall be a complete ban on grant of extension in service beyond the age of superannuation except in the case of medical and scientific specialists, who can be granted extension in service, on a case to case basis, upto the age of 62 years and the orders relating to increase in age of retirement shall not be applicable to the persons on extension in service on 1.5.1998.

(b) In cases where the existing rules of the relevant autonomous bodies/organizations provide either that the age of retirement of specified categories of  personnel  working  in  these  organizations  shall  be  same  as  corresponding categories/grades in the Central Govt. or where the existing rules provide that all the conditions of service shall be identical to corresponding category of personnel in the Central Govt., the age of retirement may be increased by two years from prospective effect  subject  to  a  maximum  of  60  years,  in  consultation  with  the  concerned Administrative  Ministry  except  in  cases  where  the  age  or  retirement  in  these organizations is  already more compared to their counterparts in the Central Govt. There  shall  be  a  complete  ban  on  extension  in  service  beyond  the  age  of superannuation except in the case of medical and scientific specialists, who can be granted extension in service, on a case to case basis, upto the age of 62 years and the orders relating to increase in age of retirement shall not be applicable to the persons on extension in service on 1.5.1998.

(C) In respect of autonomous bodies/organization not covered by (a) & (b) above, the  Administrative  Ministry  concerned  may  examine  the  matter  on  merits  and thereafter approach the Department of Personnel, if it proposed to extend the age of retirement in these autonomous bodies/organization. The usual conditions that the maximum age of retirement, shall not exceed 60 years and there shall, be a complete ban  on  extension  in  service  beyond  the  age  of  superannuation  except  in  case  of medical and scientific specialists, who can be granted extension in service, on a case to case basis, upto the age of 62 years and the orders relating to increase in age of retirement shall not be applicable to the persons on extension in service on the date of issue of orders shall apply.

3. Approvals in the cases covered by paras 2(a) and (b) above will be at the level of the Minister-in-Charge of the administrative Ministry.

sd/(Harinder Singh) Joint Secretary to the Government of India

All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India.