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Old Pension News: In the midst of the ongoing war over the old pension system across the country, a big decision has been taken by the government.
Many state governments have implemented the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in their state. Now a good news is coming out regarding the old pension. The Himachal government has also decided to restore the old pension scheme from April 1, 2023 across the country, that is, from now on all the people of the state will get the benefit of the old pension scheme.
1.36 lakh employees will get benefit
Giving information, the Himachal Pradesh government has said that from April 1, 2023, the old pension scheme is being restored. This will benefit 1.36 lakh state government employees, who will not face cuts under the National Pension Scheme (NPS).
The Chief Secretary of the state has informed about this.
The Chief Secretary of the state has issued a notification to implement OPS (Old Pension System). The notification states that as per the cabinet decision to implement the old pension scheme, the contribution (employer’s and employee’s share) of state government employees covered under the National Pension System will be discontinued from April, 2023.
The issue of OPS was also included in the promises for the assembly elections.
The restoration of old pension was also included in the major promises of the Congress in the 2022 assembly elections and a decision in this regard was taken in the first cabinet meeting on 13 January 2023.
What are the advantages of old pension scheme?
Talking about the benefits of the 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.
OPS is already implemented in many states, Rajasthan is the first among the states to implement Old Pension Scheme. After this, the governments of Rajasthan, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh have also restored the old pension scheme.
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