Retired govt officials above 70 demand inclusion under pension

CHITTAGONG, Dec 27: The retired government officials who have crossed 70 years of age have demanded inclusion into the pension system due to low amount of pay system at their time of retirement.

In a statement, the retired government officials said they were compelled to surrender 100 per cent pension at that time only to meet financial crisis and now they are getting medical allowances and festival allowances only.

The government employees suffered for a long time due to their poor pay scale.

The present government has fulfilled the demand of the government employees and implemented a remarkable 8th national pay scale that has satisfied the government employees because it is far better than the pay scale in the private sector.

In 1980, the government allowed retired persons to an option that any employee during retirement can surrender the full pension, it said, adding that at the stage of older age now they are facing financial crisis to meet expenses of old age complications and medical treatment.

They further said in the neighbouring countries like India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka the government employees who surrendered full pension during retirement have been re-instated as pension holders at the age of 70 or above.

On January 5 this year, the 100 per cent Pension Surrender Forum of the retired employees held a meeting with Finance Minister AMA Muhith who agreed to solve the matter.

A national daily published the news the following day, said the statement.

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