Tanda Medical College Teachers Association urges govt to reduce retirement age from 62 to 58 years

Dharamsala: Raising concerns about the challenges the teachers are facing due to their current retirement age, the Teachers Association of Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda have demanded that the retirement age of doctors should be reduced to 58 years. 

The teachers pointed out that the retirement age has been periodically increased by the government over the past decade from 58 years to 60 years. Moreover, it was once again increased to 62 years for teaching faculty serving in medical colleges in the state. 

The association have voiced their concerns about the teachers in the medical college being subjected to immense pressure due to the rise in the retirement age.

As per the association, the state government raised the retirement age due to the lack of senior faculty. However, doctors have reported that the extended retirement age is causing them stress and affecting their health. Additionally, the association has highlighted that this decision is hindering the growth of young doctors as it is limiting their promotional opportunities, leading them to seek employment elsewhere.

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Additionally, the association argues that the higher retirement age contributes to increased fatigue among senior faculty members, impacting their professional performance.

In response to this issue, the association requested the state government to consider reducing the retirement age to 58 years. As a result, the association wrote a letter to the Principal Secretary of Health notifying them about a survey they conducted among doctors serving at Tanda Medical College. 

The survey revealed that 91% of the doctors serving in the Tanda Medical College are in favour of this reduction.

In their letter, the association provided additional details about the government's reasoning behind increasing the retirement age, specifically addressing the issue of a shortage of senior faculty, which they claimed has been now resolved.

According to the association, all medical colleges have increased their postgraduate medical seats to 400. They claimed that this move would address the shortage of senior faculty as around 400 postgraduate doctors graduate from medical colleges in Himachal every year.

However, the association argues that this issue has been resolved with the steady increase in postgraduate seats in all medical colleges to over 400. They claim that around 400 postgraduate doctors are graduating from medical colleges in Himachal every year, addressing the earlier shortage of senior faculty.

Dr Munish Kumar Saroch, President of the Association told The Tribune "We have urged the government to reduce the retirement age from 62 years to 58 years. Most of the senior faculty members are in favour of a lower retirement age."

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