This Central government employees retirement age reduction message is going viral - Here is truth behind it

A message related to reduction in retirement age of Central government employees was going viral on social media. Now, Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau has revealed the truth behind it. According to a statement tweeted by Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau (PIB), Central Government is not mulling a reduction in retirement age of Central Government employees. 
 
The tweet was in response to an article printed on a web portal which claimed that the Government of India is likely to reduce the retirement age to 50.
 
PIB Fact Check's Twitter handle @PIBFactCheck said, "Claim: A web news portal claims Centre is likely to reduce retirement age of Central Government employees to 50 In #Coronavirus Crisis
 
#PIBFactCheck: The claim made within the report is false. Centre is neither planning nor discussing any such move
 
#COVID19 #IndiaFightsCorona."

Claim: A web news portal claims Centre is likely to reduce retirement age of Central Government employees to 50 In #Coronavirus Crisis#PIBFactCheck: The claim made within the report is false. Centre is neither planning nor discussing any such move#COVID19 #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/d9jaWnUwxs

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 26, 2020

In order to check the spread of fake news on social media and following observations of the Supreme Court, PIB set up a dedicated unit to bust rumours getting viral on the social media. ‘PIBFactCheck’ is a verified handle on Twitter that continuously monitors trending messages on social media platforms and conducts comprehensive review of its contents to bust fake news. 
 
Besides, PIB_India handle and various PIB regional unit handles on Twitter are posting official and authentic version of any item on Twitter using the hashtag #PIBFactCheck for the benefit of the Twitter community at large.
 
Any person can submit to PIBFactCheck any social media message, including text, audio and video, to verification of its authenticity. These can be submitted online on the portal https://factcheck.pib.gov.in/ or on Whatsapp No. +918799711259 or email: pibfactcheck@gmail.com. The details are also available on PIB website: https://pib.gov.in