COVID-19: TN govt employees to superannuate at 59

Chennai, May 7 () Chief Minister K Palaniswami onThursday ordered extension of the age of retirement of TamilNadu government employees to 59 from 58 amid stepped upefforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the State.

The order, increasing the age of superannuation isapplicable to government employees, teachers, lecturers andprofessors in government and aided schools and collegesbesides State public sector units, an official release heresaid.

The government's move is expected to aid acceleratedmeasures to curb the spread of the contagion and treat therising number of positive patients.

As on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu had 4,829 coronaviruspositive patients.

Chief Minister Palaniswami's order extending the ageof retirement comes into force with immediate effect, therelease added.

Already, the services of government doctors, nursesand other medicalpersonnel who were to superannuate on March31 and April 30 wereextended for two more months. VGNSS