Issue of increasing the retirement age for Govt employees

The Govt servent had been in an unenviable situation. Entry in to a Govt job at that time for those who are now having over 20 years of service had been the toughest as compared to other employment sectors. Best talent available had joined the Goverment jobs whatever may be the levels. Specially at the levels where some education level/ competitive job was a criteria, the best people only got the jobs in general.
Such people worked for their political bosses. These bosses, for various reasons did hardly anything to enhance their image. As a consequence when a private sector employee does anything, he is called an executive. In contrast, even an IAS officer is generally termed in a broad catagory of BABU by the media. This word obviously does not add any glory other then catagorising every body as a clerk even if he is the head of a district or assists in making policies in various sectors. Do we not need fair and capable employees for such jobs? Presently on account of lower salary and not so good working conditions , the Govt jobs do not get the best talent. Working conditions and the job contents are not considered as the choicest, although in the initial years atleast, the Govt jobs provides the widest coverage of perspective as compared to any other catagory.

The enhancement in the salary in the private sector is viewed very positively and with respect. Take the example of IT professionals. It is primarily because there is an accountability vis a vis profits in the organisation which relates to salary hikes. Such mechanism is difficult to be implemented in a non profit oriented organisation like Govt sector. In such organisations in fact, any method of putting in a relative evaluation between employees leads to severe anamolies since the responsibilities of the employees are relatively far higher and there is no individual owner. Corruption prevails by making officers critically looking for their evaluation.
Another issue is regarding fitness and cost effectiveness. To answer this, it is simply clear that highly regarded private organisations are already having a retirement age of 65 years for senior management. In fact, a graded retirement scheme can be considered which already exists in military. If the retirement age for professors in AIMMS can be made higher, why cannt a similar principle be applied for entire senior management level in Government say joint secretary and above. The reason being that such officers who reach JS level or equivalent are recuited from amonst the best and also they have a good amount of work experience and exposure. Their can be various arguments for and against. One thing is however sure. Given a job security of say up to 65 years of age, most of the officers of JS (and equivalent) and above will generally not have any tandency to accept/ tolerate corruption or anything which they do not consider as correct in their opinion. They will tend to be much more fair and upright. There should be no extension or reappointment after such superannuation.
Whatever might be the arguments for or against, this single factor improving the availability of capable, fair and upright officers at management levels in the Govt will more than compansate any costs related to it if there is one at all.