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Old Pension Scheme

News Reports

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) and its comparison with National Pension System: How will government employees benefit from UPS – Know point-by-point

OpIndia Staff - 25 August, 2024

OPS was the best scheme because the employees did not have to make any contribution for pension and the government bore all its expenses. The Union government has estimated that the UPS will be beneficial for 99 percent of the currently working central employees.

News Reports

After promising Old Pension Scheme before assembly polls, Congress ignores it in Lok Sabha election manifesto, says ‘it’s in our minds’

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2024

After strongly campaigning for reverting to Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in assembly elections, Congress party made no mention of OPS in its manifesto

News Reports

Karnataka issues notification to cover 13,000 state govt employees under Old Pension Scheme

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2024

"I hope this decision has given comfort to all the families of 13,000 NPS employees," he added.

Opinions

Congress’ promise of reverting to the old pension scheme is likely to bankrupt Himachal Pradesh, here is why

Amit Kelkar - 9 January, 2023

While financial experts and even common sense tell us that reverting to the old pension scheme is going to be disastrous for the state’s finances, political parties are unlikely to pay heed.