India, March 19 -- The centre announced on Wednesday that it is not considering to change the retirement age of government employees.

"No proposal to change the retirement age of government employees is under consideration of the government," a PTI report quoted Union Minister of State for Personnel Singh as having said.

Singh also said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that the government does not have a policy to abolish the vacancies created due to the retirement of employees.

When asked whether any government employees' union or organisations had demanded changes in the retirement age, the report quoted the minister as having said that "no formal proposal has been received from staff side of National Council (Joint Consultative m...