Govt to give retirement to 13,000 civil servants

In an attempt to downsize the civil service, the cabinet has endorsed the proposal of the Ministry of General Administration to give voluntary retirement to as many as 13,181 civil servants.

A cabinet meeting held at Singh Durbar on Friday decided to give voluntary retirement to civil servants who were promoted one notch automatically under the provisions of the new Civil Service Act last year.

According to the decision, civil servants who have either completed 50 years of age or served for 20 years in civil service are allowed to take voluntary retirement with a bulk pay equivalent to their salary of seven years if they choose to.

The government has decided not to recruit new staff in positions that fall vacant after the retirement. The decision will cost an extra Rs. 1 billion to the government coffer.

According to the provisions in the existing Public Service Act, civil servants can serve till they are 58 years old or complete 30 years of service.

The cabinet meeting on Friday also decided to form a high level commission led by CA member Nandan Kumar Thapaliya to recommend suggestions for the management of Koshi flood victims. Koshi flood victims have been protesting with an 8-point charter of demands since a long time. nepalnews.com Feb 28 09