Central employees may get great good news soon. In fact, now the retirement age of the employees and the amount of pension is going to increase. Yes, and the Government is considering it. According to the information received recently, this proposal has been sent to the government on behalf of the Economic Advisory Committee of the Prime Minister. Yes, and in this proposal, it has been talked about increasing the age limit of working of people in the country. Not only this, the PM's Economic Advisory Committee has said that with the increase in retirement age in the country, the Universal Pension System should also be introduced.
According to the report of the committee, under this suggestion, the employees should be given a pension of at least Rs 2000 per month. Yes, and let us also inform you that the Economic Advisory Committee has recommended better arrangements for the safety of senior citizens in the country. Yes, the report also says that if the working-age population is to be increased, then there is a dire need to increase the retirement age for this. This can be done to reduce the pressure on the social security system.
Apart from this, the report also talks about skill development for persons above 50 years of age. The report says that the central and state governments should formulate policies that can lead to skill development. This effort should also involve the unorganized sector, those living in remote areas, refugees, and migrants who do not have the means to get training, but they must be in trend.
According to the World Population Prospectus 2019, by the year 2050, there will be about 32 crore senior citizens in India, which means that about 19.5% of the country's population will be transferred to the category of retired. Yes, in 2019, about 10 per cent of India's population or 14 crore people are in the category of senior citizens.
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