Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 27
In a major move, Chandigarh administration’s employees, who are presently working under Punjab service rules, will now come under the central civil services rules. Among the major benefits will be enhancement of retirement age from current 58 years to 60 years.
Home Minister Amit Shah today announced that the central civil services will now apply to the employees of the Chandigarh administration. “Union Cabinet has already approved it and the notification regarding this will be done tomorrow. It will be implemented from the coming financial year (April 1),” said the Home Minister at the inauguration of the police houses in Dhanas.
He further said due to these rules, retirement age of the employees will get increased from current 58 years to 60 years. Secondly, women employees will now have two years child care leave from the existing one year.
The HM also said it will benefit the employees who are related to education stream. Also, it will have other benefits like increase in child education allowance.
He further told the gathering that during the tenure of the BJP govern
