Enhance the retirement age of OFB Doctors to 65 yrs with effect from 31.05.2016 BPMS
Enhancement in the age of superannuation of Doctors of Ordnance
Factory Board (Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence)
REF:BPMS/DoP&T/Retirement/53 (7/3/L)
Dated: 18.09.2016
To,
Dr. Jitendra Singh,
Minister of State, Government of India,
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension,
North Block, New Delhi 110001
Subject:
Enhancement in the age of superannuation of Doctors of Ord Fy Board
(Department of Defence Production, Min of Def).
Respected Sir,
With
due regards, your attention is invited to the speech of Hon’ble Prime
Minister of India Sri Narendra Modi which he delivered on 26th May, 2016
in Saharanpur (U.P.) in a rally to observe the second anniversary of
his Government, which was as under:
There is a
shortage of doctors. In government hospitals, their retirement is 60
years in some states, 62 in some others. If adequate number of medical
institutes were there, then we would have more doctors and would not
feel the shortage. It is difficult to make doctors in two years but poor
families cannot be forced to live without doctors.
Therefore
from Uttar Pradesh, I want to announce this to my countrymen that this
week our government's Cabinet will take a decision within a week and the
retirement age of our doctors, whether in states or Government of
India, would be made 65 years instead of 60 or 62.
Honouring
the promise of Prime Minister, the Department of Personnel &
Training, MoP, PG & P, GOI issued Notification (GSR No. 567-E, Dated
31.05.2016) for amendment in FR 56 (bb) whereby the age of
superannuation in respect of General Duty Medical Officers and
Specialists included in Teaching, Non-Teaching and Public Health
Sub-cadres of Centre Health Service has been enhanced to 65 yrs.
Considering
the huge shortage of Specialists (75%) & GDMOs (25%) in Indian
Ordnance & Ordnance Equipment Factories (Department of Defence
Production, Min of Defence) this issue was brought to notice of Hon'ble
Defence Minister, Shri Manohar Parrikar by this federation and requested
him to take appropriate action to enhance the retirement age of IOFHS
Cadre.
In turn Hon'ble Defence Minister assured for extension of
coverage of FR 56(bb) in favour of IOFHS Cadre forthwith. Thereafter, in
the month of August, 2016 MoD has sent a proposal to DoP&T for
necessary approval / action and to expedite that the Secretary,
Department of Defence Production also wrote a
DO Letter to Secretary,
DoP&T to expedite the matter but the file is moving from one Ministry /
Department to another.
It
is worth to mention here that Min of Railways, Home Affairs,
Municipality Corporation of Delhi etc. have already enhanced the
superannuation age of their Doctors and meanwhile Min of Health &
Family Welfare has clarified vide F.No. Z.16024/11/2016-CHS.V Dated
30.08.2016 that Departments / Ministries may take decision, with the
approval of their respective competent authorities on the enhancement of
the age of superannuation of doctors.
Now the time has come for Bureaucratic System to respect, accept & adopt the
Hon’ble Prime Minister's
3S Speed, Skill & Scale to resolve the issues of
Government Employees.
Therefore,
you are requested to issue necessary directives to the concerned
authorities to extend the provisions of FR 56(bb) in respect of all the
doctors of OFB so that the organization as well as the incumbents may
also be benefitted with enhanced age of superannuation of 65 yrs with
effect from 31.05.2016.
Thanking you.
Sincerely yours
sd
(M P SINGH)
General Secretary
REF:BPMS/MOD/Retirement/53(7/3/L)
Dated: 18.09.2016
To,
Shri Manohar Parrikar ji,
Union Minister for Defence,
Government of India,
South Block, DHQ PO,
New Delhi 110011
Subject:
Enhancement in the age of superannuation of Doctors of Ord Fy Board
(Department of Defence Production, Min of Def).
Respected Sir,
With
due regards, your attention is invited to this federation’s letter of
even no. dated 30.07.2016 whereby it has been requested to your good
self to enhance the age of superannuation of Doctors of Ordnance
Factories and during your visit at the residence of Sri Rakesh Singh,
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Jabalpur (M.P.) you have kindly
assured this Federation BPMS to resolve the issue without further delay.
Thereupon,
for extension of coverage of FR 56(bb) in favour of IOFHS Cadre, in the
month of August, 2016 MoD has sent a proposal to DoP&T for
necessary approval / action and to expedite it, the Secretary,
Department of Defence Production also wrote a ‘DO Letter’ to Secretary,
DoP&T to expedite the matter but the file is moving from one
Ministry / Department to another.
Meanwhile Min of Health &
Family Welfare has clarified vide F.No. Z.16024/11/2016- CHS.V Dated
30.08.2016 that Departments / Ministries may take decision, with the
approval of their respective competent authorities on the enhancement of
the age of superannuation of doctors.
In such circumstances,
being the competent authority of Min of Defence, you are requested to
approve the proposal of enhancement of superannuation of doctors of OFB
without obtaining the permission of DoP&T as the other Ministries
like MHA, Railways etc. have already done.
Thanking you.
Sincerely yours
sd
(M P SINGH)
General Secretary
Source: BPMS
