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."

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