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BVFCL hikes retirement age to 60

 In a move that brings huge joy to the BVFCL premises, the state owned fertilizer manufacturing unit in Namrup has announced hike of its employees retirement to 60 from the existing 58 years. 

The announcement came up hours after Shyam Deo Singh assumed the charge of Chairman and Managing Director on Saturday. 

" The central Government passed the public Employment ( Regulation of Age of superannuation) Act 1976 enhancing retirement age of BVFCL employee from 58 to 60 years . A long struggle of employees , organization and public demand at last the retirement age of employees of BVFCL extends from 58 to 60 years which is passed by central Government which effect from from 25.9.2017 " said Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee (Public Relation Officer ) BVFCL. 

Singh was born I’m 1959 in Parasauni village of Saharsa District Bihar who is basically a chemical engineer from Bihar Institute of Technology (Dhanbad) . He started his service as Asst. Material Officer in HFCL ( Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited)  Barauni and subsequently on transfer he has joined in Namrup Unit in January  2002 as Dy . Material Manager . 

During the tenure of Director ( Production) he was also shouldering the additional responsibilities of CMD of the BVFCL up to 28 .05 .2015. Right from joining as Director ( Production) Shyam Deo Singh has been showing best performance towards all round development of the company . 

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