Tamil Nadu: 5,000 Government Employees Retire From Service On Same Day

By the end of the year, another 15,000 employees are also likely to retire from government services.

Chennai: Around 5,200 employees of Tamil Nadu government retired on the same day on Tuesday. By the end of the year, another 15,000 employees are also likely to retire from government services.

According to a report on ABP Nadu, the employees of various departments retired on the same day since they all got an extension of service by a year till the age of 60 last year. 

In February 2021, the then Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami increased the retirement age of employees from 59 years to 60 years. In the Assembly, Palaniswami also said that the order will apply to all those who will retire on May 31, 2021. 

Therefore, a year later, all the employees who touched 60 years of age got retired on May 31, 2022. 

The vacancy of retired persons also comes at a time when the state already has 1,50,000 vacancies to be filled in various departments. However, the government has not listed the vacancies but called for aspirants to attend TNPSC exams.

Overall, the state has only nine lakh employees as against the strength of 14-15 lakh employees. Some of the remaining vacancies should also be filled before December to avoid a burden on the workers.

In this backdrop, the state is also likely to experience another burden since the pension bill of the state is likely to increase by Rs 40,000 crore due to the increased number of retiring staff members.