Doctors get one more year before retirement: Bandula

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The cabinet on Monday decided to allow doctors in the public service who have completed 60 years of age to serve a maximum of one more year until retirement, cabinet spokesman, Mass Media, Highways and Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana said today.

However, after 2023 all doctors will have to retire at the age of 60, he added.

The deviation of the policy on the compulsory retirement age of public servants on behalf of doctors has been recommended by a five-member cabinet subcommittee chaired by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardana, which has submitted its report to the cabinet on October 10, 22.

According to the recommendations of this cabinet subcommittee, doctors who have already reached 63 years of age will have to retire on or before December 31, 2022.

Those who have reached 62 years of age by now, are entitled to serve until they complete 63 years of age, and those who have completed 61 years by now must retire on completion of 62 years of age.

The cabinet subcommittee has recommended that doctors in the public service who are already 60 years of age must retire on completion of 61 years, and doctors who are 59 years of age must retire after their 60th birthday, like any other public servant.

The cabinet subcommittee has recommended that "the intermediate process of the retirement of doctors must be concluded on December 31, 2023 and doctors also must retire at the age of 60 after December 31, 2023 like any other public servant." (Sandun A. Jayasekera)

Comments - 13

Lank Tuesday, 18 October 2022 09:22 PM

Old doctors have good experience to serve the public but don't forget to tax them ..some of them make millions without paying any tax ..our tax system must be updated soon..How many rich don't pay tax ? University academics are milking the system through bogus claims and yet the government doesn't know how to tax them ?

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Kadu Karaya Tuesday, 18 October 2022 10:01 PM

Good to see the public service workforce is kept to those who can still actually do the work. Most of the 59 year old are already less able compared to when they were 40 years.

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Hoping to retire in few years Tuesday, 18 October 2022 10:13 PM

Retirement age should be pushed down to 55 again... public servant can't keep pushing on with great capability after 55. They are already going downhill by 50.

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Ranjit Tuesday, 18 October 2022 11:53 PM

How about politics, can they ‘work’ after 55? Do they have a different type of brain that can cope up with their work at older ages? Or do human brain good in looting public money after they reach 55

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hoodwinker Wednesday, 19 October 2022 01:10 AM

What about politicians retiring age, unlike experienced Dr's, the more years you spend at the Parliament more corrupt are the results,surely Bandula can lead by example, or stay till next general election so that you all can go home as a team. Make sure that your house is insured.

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Ram Wednesday, 19 October 2022 01:28 AM

Our doctors must first provide psychiatric treatment to our political leaders to see if they are fit to govern us. If unsuitable recommend that they are an outdated lot for us to elect a set of good leaders. That way the doctors too will be safe with their retirement age!!

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Think about it Wednesday, 19 October 2022 01:29 AM

The doctors ages do not make any differences at all. What they do is just prescribing drugs made by pharmaceutical companies. They are like car salesmen but it is the doctor title that makes them appear as important.

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Kasun Samarakoon Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:28 PM

Your response is an irrational and envious one, and it also shows how immature your thinking pattern is. Know more before you talk. It is a shame to work for such people with this much envy.... it s alright that retirement age remains the same for all, but this sort of unfair statements are seriously condemned.

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T R Wednesday, 19 October 2022 03:10 AM

It has just been announced in Britain that COVID related deaths have started to increase again. So, another wave of covid attack even after two vaccines and multiple boosters. It is high time forbthe UN to act. It has to bring in the PhDs in Biology , Chemistry, Physics , and Mathematics to understand and eliminate this pandemic. If we keep relying on Doctors this pandemic may go on for years even decades. We have to realise that the Doctors are no experts in medical science. The whole world is focusing on doctors hoping for a cure, this will never happen. We need the real experts.

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Vadivelu Yogaratnam Wednesday, 19 October 2022 05:11 AM

How about politicians retirement can they go indefinitely until fall dead, what a banana republic.

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Mohan Wednesday, 19 October 2022 05:33 AM

Doctors , Doctors , Doctors; What is their importance whether they retire at 60,70, or 80. COVID is restarting all over again, it has already begun in Europe. Still we are talking about doctors. They are important only in paper but not in real life.

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Dr.Siri Wednesday, 19 October 2022 07:06 AM

All doctors claim 120 hours of overtime per month with the blessings of the GMOA.These irregularities must be first abolished

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Rani Wednesday, 19 October 2022 08:36 AM

Before Doctors, Appointed Politicions should be given the boot. Sixty should be fine. Also a mental check should be given to each voter before voting.

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