No Proposal to increase retirement age of soldiers
No Proposal to increase retirement age of soldiers – Defence Minister replies in Parliament
Increase in Retirement Age of Soldiers
173 . Shri A.T. (NANA) PATIL
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:-
ANSWER
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. 173 FOR ANSWER ON 18.7.2014
Army:
| Officers | Other Ranks | ||
| General | 62 years or 3 years of tenure whichever is earlier | Sub Major | 54 years or 34 years* of service or 4 years of tenure whichever is earlier |
| Lt. Gen | 60 years | Subedar | 52 years or 30 years* of service |
| Maj. Gen | 58 years | Naib Subedar | 52 years or 28 years* of service |
| Brigadier | 56 years | Havildar | 49 years or 26 years* of service |
| Colonel | 54 years | Naik | 49 years or 24 years* of service |
| – | – | Sepoy Gp (X) | 42 years or 19 years* of service |
| – | – | Sepoy Gp (Y) | 48 years or 22 years* of service |
* Service limit includes extension of 2 years by screening.
Note 1: In all categories below officer ranks, age limit or service limit whichever occurs earlier is applicable for retirement.
Note 2: Above information does not cover officers of certain specialised branches.
Navy:
| Officers | Sailors | ||
| Admiral | 62 years or 3 years of tenure whichever is earlier | Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) I and II | 57 years |
| Vice Admiral | 60 years | Chief Petty Officer (CPO) and below | 52 years |
| Rear Admiral | 58 years | – | – |
| Commodore/ Captain (Education) | 57 years | – | – |
| Commodore/ Captain | 56 years | – | – |
| Commander | 54 years | – | – |
| Lt. Commander and below | 52 years | – | – |
Air Force:
Retirement age of Airmen is 57 years. Retirement age for officers is as given below:
(i) Permanent Commissioned Officers:
| Air Chief Marshal | 62 years or 3 years of tenure whichever is earlier |
| Air Marshal | 60 years |
| Air Vice Marshal | 58 years |
| Air Commodore | (i) 56 years for Flying Branch
(ii) 57 years for other branches |
| Group Captain (Select) | (i) 54 years for Flying Branch
(ii) 57 years for other branches |
| Wing Commander and Group Captain (Time Scale) | (i) 52 years for Flying Branch. (ii) 54 years for Ground Duty Branches other than education and meteorological branches. (iii) 57 years for Education and Meteoro-logical branches. |
(ii) Branch Commissioned Officers: 57 years.
(c) Question does not arise in view of (a) above.
Source: loksabha.nic.in
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