Old Pension New Update: Elections are to be held in Telangana this year. Here the Congress party has already promised to restore the old pension to the government employees. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that if the Congress comes to power, it will implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees in Telangana.
Old Pension Latest Update: Employees of different states and central employees across the country are demanding for old pension. The governments of Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan have restored the old pension scheme, accepting the demands of the employees. Elections are to be held in Telangana this year. Here the Congress party has already promised to restore the old pension to the government employees. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that if the Congress comes to power, it will implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees in Telangana.
Benefits given to 1.36 lakh employees
Addressing a rally, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh said that his government, adopting a humanitarian approach, has brought 1.36 lakh government employees in the state under old pension. He assured the workers of Telangana that State Congress President A Revanth Reddy, Congress Legislature Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and AICC in-charge of party affairs in the state Manikrao Thakre told them that OPS would be implemented after coming to power. Will be done.
Congress also promised in Telangana
He said, ‘After talking to him, I came to know that the way old pension was implemented in Himachal. Similarly, in the coming time, the Telangana government will implement the old pension for the state employees and officers. He said that the Congress fully fulfills the promises made to the people. Congress is the only party in the country, which can bind the unity and integrity of the country in one thread.
What is the old pension scheme?
In this, after retirement, the employee gets half of the salary as pension. There is a provision of GPF under old pension. In this scheme, the employee has the facility of getting gratuity of up to Rs 20 lakh. DA is increased after every six months. Under the scheme, the pension is paid from the treasury of the government. On the death of the retired employee, his family members get the amount of pension as per rules.
