Bhubaneswar, June 1: On Tuesday, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, approved the proposal for rising the age of superannuation for all Central Government Health Service Doctors to 65 years.
The Proposed plan made by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will be effective from 31st May 2016.
This will enable the Government to retain experienced doctors for a longer period, and to provide better services in its public health facilities, particularly to the poorest, those who are entirely dependent on public facilities.
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda stated, that this step will empower the Government to strengthen the healthcare sector in the country.
“It will help in providing additional doctors in the health pool of the country, hence empowering the Government to strengthen the healthcare sector in the same”, he said.
He added, “This will strengthen the efforts of the Ministry in conceptualizing and rolling out various people-oriented schemes thus regulating the need of the services of doctors in implementing them.
