Home ยป I-Day speach : No reference to retirement age / arrears
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I-Day speach : No reference to retirement age / arrears
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the nation on the 62nd Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi on an overcast Saturday morning. Much was emphasis was given to bringing back the economy - to a 9% growth.
The expected announcement on increment in the retirement ages of the government servants or the pay commission did not find a place in the speech. It was announced that the government have accepted the recommendations of the committee on the issue of pension of ex-servicemen. This will benefit 12 lakh retired jawans and JCOs.
The Prime Minister chose to stick to priority subjects like education and agriculture. The most important foreign policy decision in 60 year, the nuclear deal, found no mention in the speech.
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