The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) State unit on Sunday demanded enhancement of the retirement age of State and Central Governments employees and also those working in nationalised and private sectors to 62 years.
“In the wake of the State and Central Governments increasing the retirement ages of doctors and professors to 65, the Governments should increase the retirement age of its employees along with those working in various nationalised and private sectors to 62 years,” said INTUC State president Rama Chandra Khuntia here after presiding over the unit’s working committee meeting.
He urged the Government to repeal the bonus ceiling system, besides demanding to increase the monthly pension released from employees’ provident fund to Rs 1,000, minimum wage to Anganwadi workers and assistants, ASHA workers and midday meal cooks.
The meeting too appealed to the Government to fill up the 42 per cent vacant posts at the labour Department.
Among others, former Union Minister Chandrasekhar Sahu, Ramesh Jena and Harish Gaurang attended the meeting.