Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) Over 16,000 employees of the Kerala government are retiring on Friday.
Those retiring include a cross-section of officials ranging from doctors, police officials, teachers, clerks, drivers, peons and others working in the various state government offices, including the State Secretariat.
In Kerala, all state government employees retire at age 56.
Incidentally, all those whose date of birth falls in May and have attained age 56, retire on May 31. And this time, over 16,000 employees are retiring at the same time.
Interestingly, the only reason for the huge number retiring on a single day is the date of birth registered by their parents at the time of the school admission several decades ago.
The parents to ensure school admission mentioned the date of birth to match the month of the admission, which is June. Hence, the 16,000 retiring employees had birth dates close to June.
Last year, the number of retirees on May 31 stood at 11,800.
The practice of changing the birth dates used to be there earlier. This no longer happens now as the hospital registers each birth and records it with the local body, which issues the birth certificate.
On Friday, many of the retiring employees are given a teary-eyed farewell. But at the same time, it is also a day of joy for those in service who get the much-awaited promotions. Also, fresh vacancies will be created that give hope to those waiting for their dream government job.
But for the cash-strapped Pinarayi Vijayan government, things are not easy as they have to find an additional Rs 9,000 crore to be given as retirement benefits to the 16,000 retirees.
–IANS
sg/dpb
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
