Maha: Retirement age of doctors, deans, medical professors increased by 1 year

Observing the lockdown, the proposal was put on hold and the standing committee meetings were suspended.

However, the meeting also revealed that more than 50 percent of posts designated for senior doctors and medical officers in the BMC run hospitals had been lying vacant.

In order to get a better idea about the situation, a group leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in BMC, Prabhakar Shinde, asked for the details of the vacant posts from BMC authorities, reports The Free Press Journal.

Subsequently, during a meeting on Wednesday, the proposal was officially cleared unopposed as a temporary measure in view o fthe pandemic. Ravi Raja, standing committee member and Leader of the Party (LoP) in BMC informed the daily that the extension of the retirement age has been applied to only 12 senior medical doctors.

He further added, "The service period has been extended only for senior employees whose experience and guidance was necessary during the COVID-19 outbreak."

While commenting on the decision of the civic body, another official stated, "The retirement age has been increased to 59 from 58. This was a temporary decision, which was needed to tackle COVID-19 in Mumbai."