Delhi Govt mulls to increase retirement age of doctors to 70 years

New Delhi: The Delhi government's health department announced on Wednesday that it has initiated the formation of a committee to evaluate the possibility of raising the retirement age for doctors from 65 years to 70 years. 

The decision to form this committee has received the prior approval of the lieutenant governor of Delhi, it said.

The committee led by the principal secretary of services comprises the health and family welfare secretary, the director of the Directorate General of Health Services, the dean of Maulana Azad Medical College and the MD of Lok Nayak Hospital among others, according to the order.  

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that raising concerns about the challenges the teachers are facing due to their current retirement age, the Teachers Association of Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda have demanded that the retirement age of doctors should be reduced to 58 years. The teachers pointed out that the retirement age has been periodically increased by the government over the past decade from 58 years to 60 years. Moreover, it was once again increased to 62 years for teaching faculty serving in medical colleges in the state. 

The association have voiced their concerns about the teachers in the medical college being subjected to immense pressure due to the rise in the retirement age.