Assam govt raise retirement age of doctors to 65

The Assam Government has decided to raise the retirement age of doctors to 65 to meet the growing manpower need in its hospitals.

This was stated by the State Health Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sharma while inaugurating the newly-built Directorate of Health office at Narengi in Guwahati .

The new office building has been constructed at a cost of two crore rupees from the allocation of Twelfth Finance Commission.