RE-EMPLOYMENT TO BE DONE ONLY IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, LIMITED TO ONLY 2 YEARS  

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The Haryana Government has issued revised guidelines for dealing with cases of re-employment of government employees after retirement. According to Rule 143 of the Haryana Civil Services (General) Rules, 2016, re-employment after the age of 58 can only be allowed in exceptional or extraordinary circumstances, and only for a maximum of two years.

Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi has issued a letter to all Administrative Secretaries, Heads of Departments, Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners in this regard.

As per the letter, the State Government, through orders dated June 18, 2025, has reconstituted a committee. This committee will review individual cases and also cases at the category/class level, wherever the services of retired employees are considered essential for meeting organizational requirements. The committee will meet on a fixed date every month to examine such proposals.

Under the revised procedure, administrative departments must ensure and justify why the services of a retired officer/employee are required even after retirement. Re-employment will be considered only where it is unavoidable for efficient service delivery and does not adversely affect promotion opportunities of junior employees. Moreover, the concerned officer’s service record must be good, with no pending disciplinary proceedings.

When identifying such cases, the Administrative Department should prescribe upper age limit for re-employment as 63 years so that officials can serve for at least two years i.e. till the age of 65 years. After two years, re-employment will not be considered under any circumstances. However, if services are still required beyond this period, such cases will only be considered on a contractual basis, subject to prior approval from the Human Resources Department.

Departments will have to obtain approval from their Minister-in-charge and then send the case to the Human Resources Department (HR-1 Branch). The committee will then forward its recommendations to the concerned department, which will issue re-employment orders only after obtaining concurrence of the Finance Department and approval of the Chief Minister.

These instructions will not apply to employees whose re-employment period, after due approval, is already ongoing till its scheduled end. Similarly, in the case of doctors of the Health and ESI Departments, retirement and re-employment will continue to be governed by notifications or instructions issued from time to time by the respective departments.