There is a growing demand in many states to implement the old pension scheme. Government employees have been demanding for a long time to implement the old pension scheme. Meanwhile, great news has come for the employees. Recently, after the elections held in many states, a discussion has started regarding the old pension scheme.
Demand for old pension scheme After the elections held in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the employees are demanding to implement the old pension scheme. The old pension scheme is an important issue in the election manifesto of Congress. In Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Punjab, the government is once again switching back to the old pension scheme.
Who will get the benefit of OPS?
No concrete answer is being given by the central government regarding the old pension scheme, but the opposition is cashing in on this issue in the elections and its effect can also be seen in the coming days. At present, it is believed that the Central Government may consider giving the old pension scheme to those government employees for whose recruitment advertisements were issued on or before December 31, 2003.
Benefits of old pension scheme If we talk about the benefits of old pension scheme, its biggest advantage is that it is made on the basis of the last drawn salary. Apart from this, as the inflation rate increases, DA also increases. Even when the government implements the new pay commission, it increases the pension.
