Date:20/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/20/stories/2006032006570300.htm

Other States - Bihar

Retirement age of university teachers raised

PATNA: The Bihar Government has decided to raise the retirement age of university and college teachers as well as that of non-teaching staff from 60 to 62 years.

The increase in the retirement age would, however, come into effect only after some relevant legal changes were approved by the State legislature.

A decision to raise the retirement age was taken at a special State Cabinet meeting here on Saturday evening.

The Government's decision would benefit at least 7,000 teachers and non teaching staff working in the State's nine universities.

In Patna university alone, 50 per cent of the posts were lying vacant.

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