VIJAYAWADA: Members of the state government electricity employees forum on Wednesday submitted a representation to special chief secretary (energy department) K. Vijayanand, urging the government to extend the retirement age of electricity department employees from 60 to 62 years on par with other state government staff.
Led by forum state president G. Ramakrishnudu, the delegation met the senior official at Amaravati and sought inclusion of Schedule 9 and 10 employees of the power sector in the enhanced retirement age policy.
The forum recalled that when the state government raised the retirement age from 58 to 60 years in 2017, the benefit had been extended to both government employees and Schedule 9 and 10 staff, including those in the electricity sector. They said power sector employees play a crucial role in the state’s development and urged the government to ensure equal treatment by extending the two-year service benefit to electricity employees.