Sources have stated that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has on Tuesday approved the proposal to raise the age of retirement of government doctors to 65 years and it will come into effect from May 31st and he has stated that there is a need for more doctors across the country but it was not possible to fill the gap in two years of his government.
It is said that the move will enable the government to retain experienced doctors for a longer period, and to provide better services in its public health facilities, particularly to the poorest, who are entirely dependent on public facilities.
The Union health minister J P Nadda has said that it will help in providing additional doctors in the health pool of the country and strengthen the efforts of the ministry in conceptualizing and rolling out various people-oriented schemes which need the services of doctors in implementing them.
Meanwhile it is stated that the decision will cover all government doctors whether serving under states or the central dispensation.
