Old people may chew into NextGen jobs
Hike in retirement age to deprive qualified unemployed youth in the waiting for a job.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Expressing serious concern about increasing the retirement age of the teachers of the Central Educational Institutions from 62 to 65 years, a Parliamentary Committee has said the move is bound to deprive a large number of qualified unemployed youth waiting for suitable job.
"It would also discourage our bright young people to come to higher education," said a Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD in its report presented to Parliament on Friday.
The Union Cabinet last month gave its approval for enhancing the age of superannuation for teaching positions in Centrally funded educational institutions from 62 to 65 years of age, with provision for re-employment beyond 65 years and upto 70 years of age against sanctioned vacancies if they were not filled up by regular candidates.
"The Committee does not agree to the decision to raise the age of retirement from 62 to 65 years," it said seeking a subject-wise data on qualified available talent in different subjects and disciplines at present all over the country.
It expressed its concern about a large number of vacancies in teaching positions both in the Central as well as the State universities and colleges. Observing that efforts and the progress made for filling the vacancies in Central universities were "highly disappointing", the committee emphasised the need for dealing with this crucial issue in a more serious and planned way with a view to filling these posts in a fixed time schedule.
The problem became more severe in the face of the proposed 54 per cent increase of seats in the Central educational institutions on account of OBC reservation. The committee was informed that one attempt in this regard made by the Department was to increase the retirement age of teachers from existing 62 to 65 years.
"It would also discourage our bright young people to come to higher education," said a Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD in its report presented to Parliament on Friday.
The Union Cabinet last month gave its approval for enhancing the age of superannuation for teaching positions in Centrally funded educational institutions from 62 to 65 years of age, with provision for re-employment beyond 65 years and upto 70 years of age against sanctioned vacancies if they were not filled up by regular candidates.
"The Committee does not agree to the decision to raise the age of retirement from 62 to 65 years," it said seeking a subject-wise data on qualified available talent in different subjects and disciplines at present all over the country.
It expressed its concern about a large number of vacancies in teaching positions both in the Central as well as the State universities and colleges. Observing that efforts and the progress made for filling the vacancies in Central universities were "highly disappointing", the committee emphasised the need for dealing with this crucial issue in a more serious and planned way with a view to filling these posts in a fixed time schedule.
The problem became more severe in the face of the proposed 54 per cent increase of seats in the Central educational institutions on account of OBC reservation. The committee was informed that one attempt in this regard made by the Department was to increase the retirement age of teachers from existing 62 to 65 years.
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