A popular social media platform, WhatsApp, created a bit of a mess for the government when a message started circulating that the Rajya Sabha has proposed to revise the retirement age in the Budget Session in March 2015. The message said that the Union Government has decided to reduce the retirement age of central government employees from 60 to 58 years.
Shortly after the fake WhatsApp message was doing rounds, three ministers issued strong denials and even ordered an investigation to find out the origins of this message. Confirming that these are mere rumours, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was quoted by NDTV, “These are all baseless rumours and there is no question of altering the retirement age of central government employees. It is 60 years and will remain 60.”
The government has now launched an investigation to trace the person who circulated the wrong message, as it has caused great confusion among government employees and the political class. A senior government official said a probe has been initiated to trace out the offender as these false rumours were broadcasted on known television channels and circulated widely on social networking websites as well.
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