7th Pay Commission latest news: These government employees retirement age hiked in this state; check who all benefitted

7th Pay Commission latest news today: After implementing 7th CPC (Central Pay Commission report) last year, the Tamil Nadu government has been announcing welfare measures for the state government employees to match with the pay and perks of the seventh pay commission approved for the central government employees. Either it's enhancing the retirement age from 58 to 59 or any other 7th CPC perks, Chief Minister K Palaniswami has been pro-active in implementing the benefits.

The latest announcement in this regard is hiking the retirement age to 60 from existing 59 years. The Tamil Nadu government today enhanced the retirement age of its employees, including teachers and PSU staff, to 60 years. Chief Minister K Palaniswami who raised the retirement age of government employees by a year, made an announcement in the Assembly under rule 110 that the increase will apply to all serving government employees including government and aided educational institutions, PSUs and local bodies, and those who retire on May 31, 2021.

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In May last year, the CM K Palaniswami had increased the retirement age of the state government employees to 59 from 58 years. The State Government has decided to further enhance the retirement age to 60 years of all all serving state government employees including government and aided educational institutions, PSUs and local bodies, and those who retire on May 31, 2021.

The gesture came into immediate effect and the government came out with an order (GO) to give effect to the chief minister's announcement.