Kerala Retirement Age

• Kerala Pensioners Sangh Pitches for Rising Retirement Age

  Kerala State Pensioners' Sangh (KSPS) has urged the state government to raise the superannuation age to 60 from the existing 56.

• Kerala budget writes off interest on small farm loans

  With an eye on Lok Sabha polls, Congress-led UDF government in Kerala today unveiled people-friendly budget proposals for 2013-14 enhancing social security pensions, raising retirement age and offering sops for farmers including an interest waiver.

• Don't raise retirement age, Achuthanandan tells Kerala government

  Leader of opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VS Achuthanandan, on Tuesday warned the government against raising the retirement age of its employees and starting a contributory pension scheme for them.

• Kerala government hints at raising retirement age

  The Congress-led UDF government in Kerala on Monday favoured raising the retirement age in the state services from 56 to 60 but the proposal triggered instant protest from opposition parties and youth outfits including the Youth Congress.

• Age limit for PSC applicants raised to 36 years

  Congress-led UDF government in Kerala announced raising of maximum age limit from 35 to 36 years to apply for jobs in government departments through Kerala Public Service Commission.

• Protest turns violent

  Twenty persons, including five police officials, were injured when youth wing of the Left party protested against raising retirement age of government employees in the budget turned violent at the collectorate here today. About 15 persons of Left Democratic Youth Front were arrested in connection with the violence, police said. The activists take...

• Reconsider decision to increase retirement age: CPI

  CPI National Executive Committee Member Panyan Ravindran asked the Kerala goverement to reconsider its decision to raise the retirement age of state government employees to 56 years from the existing 55.

• Kerala government raises retirement age to 56

  The Congress-led UDF Government in Kerala raised the retirement age of state government employees to 56 years from the existing 55.