Chandigarh, July 30 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday announced the approval of a proposal to increase the retirement age of doctors and dental faculty under the Punjab Dental Education (Group-A) Service Rules, 2016, from 62 to 65 years. Cheema said, "The proposal, submitted by the department of medical education and research, was cleared to bring parity with the existing policy for medical teaching faculty at government medical colleges in Amritsar and Patiala." "The decision will help retain the highly skilled dental teaching faculty for a longer period, thereby improving the quality and performance of the medical education and research sector in the state." The revised policy will benefit 113 professionals-112 dental teaching faculty members and one joint director-by extending their service tenure by three years. The finance minister said that the extension is aimed at utilising the expertise of senior faculty to strengthen the state's dental healthcare system and enhance academic standards....