Civil Service Bill Proposes 30-Year Service Period and 55-Year Age Limit
The government has proposed a provision in the Federal Civil Service Bill to retire civil servants who have completed 30 years of service or reached the age of 55, a move that could directly affect 5,482 employees.
The government has begun work on a legal provision that would retire civil servants who have reached the age of 55 or completed 30 years of service. The proposal is included in the Federal Civil Service Bill sent by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration to the Ministry of Law for review. If the provision is passed and implemented as proposed, employees born before 2028 BS and those who entered federal civil service before 2053 BS would automatically retire. According to details sent by the Civil Personnel Records Office to the ministry, 4,135 federal civil servants are currently above 55 years of age, while 3,304 have completed 30 years of service. Of them, 1,957 fall under both categories, meaning 5,482 employees could be retired if both provisions are implemented together.
The report says the government does not plan to provide extra benefits to employees who retire early under the proposed provision, but is preparing to adjust the service period for those who have not yet completed the required period. The proposal is linked to the government’s plan to reduce federal-level structures, ministries and staff numbers, with priority reportedly given to older and senior federal employees for retirement. The bill also proposes limiting pension calculation to a maximum of 30 years of service and introducing a system where lower-level employees can give up to five marks in the performance evaluation of their supervisors. Former secretary Dwarikanath Dhungel has warned that such decisions should be made only after clearly assessing their purpose, impact and financial burden, otherwise hurried plans could have long-term effects on the civil administration.