Doctors who are in their fifties may enjoy practice for a longer time now. Facing the shortage of experienced doctors, the Kerala Cabinet decided to raise the retirement age of doctors working in Directorate of Health Services (DHS) from 56 to 60. Recently, there have been many changes in the retirement age of the doctors.
The Centre also increased the retirement age of the doctors to address the problem of shortage of doctors in the country. The Union Cabinet has also decided to increase the retirement age of central government doctors including those working under the AYUSH ministry and in the railways to 65 years. The retirement age of doctors working under AYUSH ministry, Department of Defence (civilian doctors under Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Service), Department of Defence Production (Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service Medical Officers), dental doctors…
