Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- The Telangana government on Thursday, January 30, raised the retirement age for government teachers to 65 years.

In the 12 state universities, there are over 2,800 sanctioned teaching posts. Of these, only about 750 are currently occupied by regular faculty who will now get the benefit of enhanced retirement age.

"The government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby enhances the age of superannuation of regular teachers working in the state universities of Telangana. The enhanced age of superannuation applies only to the teaching faculty who are drawing UGC scale of pay in the state universities of Telangana under the administrative control of the higher education department," the GO released by the high...