Unified Pension Scheme is a U-turn That Will Have Severe Fiscal Implications
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Unified Pension Scheme is a U-turn That Will Have Severe Fiscal Implications

The Quint  

It is important to note that the NPS was introduced by the Vajpayee government because of a "fundamental issue" associated with the OPS, that is, it was unfunded and will ultimately balloon the nation’s fiscal deficit to unsustainable levels. In 1990-91, the Centre’s pension bill was Rs 3,272 crore, and the outgo for all states put together was Rs 3,131 crore. By 2020-21, the Centre’s bill had jumped 58 times to Rs 1,90,886 crore; for states, it had shot up 125 times to Rs 3,86,001 crore.” According to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the UPS has five key features: Assured Pension Assured Minimum Pension Assured Family Pension Inflation Indexation Lumpsum Payment at Superannuation The UPS announcement needs to be put in appropriate political and economic contexts. The scheme will have significant fiscal implications for a government that is already fiscally stretched and has a ballooning government debt-to-GDP ratio. Most states returning to the OPS have been Opposition-run states – and the Bharatiya Janata Party argued it was being offered as ‘revdi’ to voters for electoral gains.

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80% spike in pension bill in 4 yrs piles up state’s fiscal woes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

80% spike in pension bill in 4 yrs piles up state’s fiscal woes

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government, which is facing increasing pressure to implement its decision to revert to the old pension scheme, has seen an 80% jump in its expenditure on pension and other retirement benefits in four years. The pension bill, a key component of the committed expenditure of the state government, has added to the fiscal stress of debt-ridden Punjab. Upinder …

Reforms to strengthen Unified Pension Scheme
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Reforms to strengthen Unified Pension Scheme

New Indian Express  

On August 24, the Union cabinet approved the Unified Pension Scheme, a significant step towards providing government employees a secure and assured pension after retirement. Over the last few years, the opposition has highlighted the dissatisfaction of government employees with the National Pension Scheme, commonly known as the New Pension Scheme. First, assured pension of 50 percent of the employee's …

Ecostani | Unified Pension Scheme, a moral victory for the Opposition
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecostani | Unified Pension Scheme, a moral victory for the Opposition

Hindustan Times  

The Unified Pension Scheme approved by the Union government on Saturday — a mix of contribution and assured pension, to replace the New Pension Scheme, a wholly contributory mechanism — will provide some social security to government employees after retirement. The scheme, which is virtually akin to the Old Pension Scheme that NPS replaced in 2004, assures government employees 50% …

Unified pension scheme: T.N. government begins studying possible implications over UPS
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Unified pension scheme: T.N. government begins studying possible implications over UPS

The Hindu  

Even as the Tamil Nadu government is awaiting full details of the Unified Pension Scheme, it has begun the preliminary task of studying possible implications in the event of the adoption of such a scheme in the State. As and when the government decides to implement the State-specific pension scheme, the political leadership would prefer to wait for an “opportune …

'UPS Not A U-Turn, But An Improvement': Top Government Official Defends Unified Pension Scheme
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'UPS Not A U-Turn, But An Improvement': Top Government Official Defends Unified Pension Scheme

News 18  

As Opposition and opposition-ruled states plan to confront and defy the Centre on the Unified Pension Scheme, the government has reached out to them again to convince them that it would make financial prudence to adopt the UPS and abandon the Old Pension Scheme. So, it would, and I hope they realise it, make sense to switch.” “In fact, experts …

Maharashtra becomes first state to implement Unified Pension Scheme | DETAILS
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra becomes first state to implement Unified Pension Scheme | DETAILS

India TV News  

Maharashtra cabinet: The Maharashtra government, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has become the first in the country to implement the Unified Pension Scheme for state employees. Additionally, the cabinet cleared the Rs 7,000 crore Nar-Par-Girna river linking project, which is expected to primarily benefit the northern Maharashtra districts of Nashik and Jalgaon. Other major decisions taken by Maharashtra Cabinet …

Middle path: On the Unified Pension Scheme
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Middle path: On the Unified Pension Scheme

The Hindu  

The Centre has restored guaranteed pensions for its employees, meeting their demand halfway, and weakly trying to hold on to principles of fiscal prudence. Pension schemes around the world, whether contributory and market linked or underwritten by the exchequer, are facing a crisis, due to multiple factors, including demographic reasons. The Unified Pension Scheme, approved by the Cabinet, promises a …

Top News: New Unified Pension Scheme to Be Implemented from 2025 | ABP News
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Top News: New Unified Pension Scheme to Be Implemented from 2025 | ABP News

ABP News  

The Modi government has introduced a significant benefit for government employees by approving the Unified Pension Scheme. This new scheme aims to ensure guaranteed pensions, family pensions, and a minimum assured pension for central employees. Under the new scheme, pensioners will receive 50% of their average basic pay from the last 12 months before retirement, provided they have served for …

Unified Pension Scheme: Who is eligible? What's the minimum amount? Explained
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Unified Pension Scheme: Who is eligible? What's the minimum amount? Explained

Hindustan Times  

The union cabinet on Saturday approved a Unified Pension Scheme, which will benefit approximately 23 lakh government employees and will serve as an alternative to the National Pension System. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefed the media on the central government's new Unified Pension Scheme. Prime minister Narendra Modi, who chaired the meeting, posted on X saying, “The Unified Pension Scheme …

New pension scheme to benefit central govt staff
3 months, 4 weeks ago

New pension scheme to benefit central govt staff

Hindustan Times  

The Union cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved a new pension policy for nearly 2.3 million central government employees, unveiling a framework that will give assured 50% of basic pay as monthly payout, assuaging federal staff unions that had sought guaranteed retirement benefits. Modi had set up a panel led by cabinet secretary-designate TV Somanathan, the …

'Almost OPS’: Centre's Unified Pension Scheme Offers Big Bonanza For Central Employees
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Almost OPS’: Centre's Unified Pension Scheme Offers Big Bonanza For Central Employees

News 18  

In a major decision marking almost a return to the Old Pension Scheme which had existed till 2003, the Narendra Modi government has launched the Unified Pension Scheme, conceding a major demand of central employees. The union cabinet cleared the Unified Pension Scheme on Saturday, saying, “UPS structure has elements of both OPS and NPS, and removes uncertainties of the …

Govt, workers thrash out key issues in new pension scheme
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt, workers thrash out key issues in new pension scheme

Hindustan Times  

Representatives of the government and its employees have reached a consensus on the contentious pension issue, addressing concerns about post-retirement benefits without reverting to the old pension scheme, according to two people familiar with the matter. “After working out the finer details, the committee will submit its report to the government soon.” The resolution addresses three core apprehensions of employees, …

Congress ignores Old Pension Scheme in Lok Sabha election manifesto, says 'it's in our minds'
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress ignores Old Pension Scheme in Lok Sabha election manifesto, says 'it's in our minds'

Op India  

On 5th April, the Congress party released its manifesto ‘Nyay Patra’ for the coming Lok Sabha elections. After strongly campaigning for reverting to Old Pension Scheme in state assembly elections, the party has now backtracked and made no mention of OPS in its manifesto for the general elections. Congress’s decision to restore the Old Pension Scheme has taken a heavy …

The price of persistent federal frictions
1 year, 1 month ago

The price of persistent federal frictions

The Hindu  

Disputes between the Centre and States regarding economic policies have a long history in India. Continuing economic reforms since 1991 has led to the relaxation of many controls on investments, giving some room to States, but the autonomy regarding public expenditure policies is not absolute as State governments depend on the Centre for their revenue receipts. At the same time …

The Old Pension Scheme wildfire must be stopped before it’s too late
1 year, 1 month ago

The Old Pension Scheme wildfire must be stopped before it’s too late

Live Mint  

The political battle between protecting the National Pension System and going back to the Old Pension Scheme is heating up, thanks to the various state elections just started. Public opinion and voter passion is being stirred by presenting the OPS as ‘pro-people’ and NPS as ‘anti-people.’ Meme creators and slogan writers are busy making graphic and emotive campaigns. OPS guarantees …

Govt may amend pension scheme
1 year, 2 months ago

Govt may amend pension scheme

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union government is likely to amend the national pension scheme by the year-end to ensure employees get at least 40-45% of their last-drawn salary as retirement payout based on recommendations of a high-level panel currently looking into the matter, two people familiar with the developments said. The altered pension scheme will continue to be linked to market …

‘We strongly support’: Kejriwal on demands to bring back old pension scheme
1 year, 2 months ago

‘We strongly support’: Kejriwal on demands to bring back old pension scheme

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday expressed his support for the demands of central and state government employees to reinstate the old pension scheme, who have also staged a protest for the same. The Congress party also joined the chorus in support of the protest against the New Pension Scheme and the call to restore the old pension scheme. …

’Major step backwards,’ RBI article warns states reverting to OPS
1 year, 3 months ago

’Major step backwards,’ RBI article warns states reverting to OPS

Live Mint  

As a number of states are reverting to old pension schemes, an RBI article has called the move to be a ‘major step backwards’ in managing fiscal deficit. It also said that OPS may take the fiscal stress of states to “unsustainable levels” in the medium to long term. "… short run reduction in states' pension outgo which may be …

Govt Likely To Change NPS Rules For 40%-45% Assured Pension: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt Likely To Change NPS Rules For 40%-45% Assured Pension: Report

ABP News  

The central government is considering revising the current market-linked National Pension Scheme to provide its employees with a minimum pension of 40 per cent to 45 per cent of their last drawn salary, reported news agency Reuters citing two government officials. Under the current National Pension Scheme, employees are required to contribute 10 per cent of their basic salary, while …

Govt mulling over assured pensions at 40-45% as some states move back to OPS
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt mulling over assured pensions at 40-45% as some states move back to OPS

Live Mint  

Amid the politics of the Old Pension Scheme vs National Pension Scheme, the Government of India officials on Wednesday said that they are mulling over some changes in the new market-linked pension scheme which will ensure employees a minimum pension of 40%-45% of their last drawn salary, a report by Reuters said. The development comes as many Opposition-ruled states in …

Congress will ‘compel’ Centre to implement old pension scheme in entire country: Rajasthan CM Gehlot
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress will ‘compel’ Centre to implement old pension scheme in entire country: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the Congress will “compel” the Centre to implement the old pension scheme in the entire country, asserting that the committee on the new pension scheme was constituted under pressure mounted by the party. The committee would suggest whether in the light of the existing framework and structure of the National Pension System, …

Should States revert to the Old Pension Scheme? | The Hindu Parley Podcast
1 year, 6 months ago

Should States revert to the Old Pension Scheme? | The Hindu Parley Podcast

The Hindu  

The National Pension Scheme was launched in 2004. While the older pension scheme offered defined benefits to all government employees without any contribution on their part, the NPS requires employees to contribute a sum throughout their working years. Almost two decades after the NPS came into effect, several States are switching back to the Old Pension Scheme. Earlier this year, …

Should States revert to the Old Pension Scheme?
1 year, 6 months ago

Should States revert to the Old Pension Scheme?

The Hindu  

The National Pension Scheme was launched in 2004. While the older pension scheme offered defined benefits to all government employees without any contribution on their part, the NPS requires employees to contribute a sum throughout their working years. Editorial | The old and the new: On the demand for the Old Pension Scheme The States trying to revert to the …

The old pension scheme as a burden on the poor
1 year, 9 months ago

The old pension scheme as a burden on the poor

The Hindu  

The demand for the old pension scheme is growing especially after a few States announced that they would be reverting to it. In consonance with the spirit of the National Pension System, the Sixth Pay Commission had substantially increased the basic salary of government employees to cover pension contributions and promote savings for post-retirement expenses. Rising pension liabilities The pension …

Some States lagging behind on NPS dues, Centre tells RS
1 year, 9 months ago

Some States lagging behind on NPS dues, Centre tells RS

The Hindu  

Some States are falling behind in making contributions towards their employees’ retirement savings under the New Pension Scheme, the Finance Ministry indicated on Tuesday, flagging “an increasing divergence of practices between different State Governments” in the way they handle pension obligations for staff recruited after 2004. While a majority of the States are paying the correct dues towards their employees’ …

In Maharashtra Council, Devendra Fadnavis echoes Montek Singh Ahluwalia to counter Old Pension Scheme demand
1 year, 9 months ago

In Maharashtra Council, Devendra Fadnavis echoes Montek Singh Ahluwalia to counter Old Pension Scheme demand

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on March 3 echoed in the Legislative Council former Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s Opposition to the Old Pension Scheme. Mr. Fadnavis was responding to a question raised by Congress member Rajesh Rathod regarding the State’s plans on the implementation of OPS for teachers and State government employees who joined after 2005. …

Maharashtra not entirely negative on Old Pension Scheme: Devendra Fadnavis
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra not entirely negative on Old Pension Scheme: Devendra Fadnavis

India Today  

Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the government is not "entirely negative" about the Old Pension Scheme for government employees, but added that any decision on the plan will have to be made keeping in mind the state's finances. Fadnavis's latest remarks came hours after he echoed Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s opposition to the old pension scheme …

Is there a middle way between the Old Pension Scheme and the New Pension Scheme? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 10 months ago

Is there a middle way between the Old Pension Scheme and the New Pension Scheme? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Five states – Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh – have informed the Centre that they would be reverting to the Old Pension Scheme. Some analysts even believe that one of the reasons for the Congress victory in Himachal was its campaign promise to revert to the Old Pension Scheme. But government employees in different states have staged protests …

Shinde goes against Union govt stand, assures OPS in Sindhudurg
1 year, 10 months ago

Shinde goes against Union govt stand, assures OPS in Sindhudurg

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said his government would consider implementing the Old Pension Scheme. Shinde’s comments, made at a function of teachers’ association, in Sindhudurg district on Thursday, gain significance as just three weeks ago, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis had said during a campaign speech that he was not “negative” about OPS. Both Prime Minister and Finance …

Will populist politics push Maharashtra back to Old Pension Scheme regime?
1 year, 10 months ago

Will populist politics push Maharashtra back to Old Pension Scheme regime?

India Today  

In the recent elections to the Maharashtra state legislative council from the teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies, the ruling BJP faced a shock defeat in four of five seats. Apart from infighting and poor preparation, another reason attributed to the BJP’s setback was the rising tide of demands that the Old Pension Scheme be reintroduced for government and semi-government employees in …

Reverting to old pension scheme poses big financial risk, RBI warns States
1 year, 11 months ago

Reverting to old pension scheme poses big financial risk, RBI warns States

The Hindu  

Calling it a big financial risk, the Reserve Bank of India has advised States against the likely reversion to old pension system. In its latest report titled ‘State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2022-23’, the central bank reversion to OPS by some States poses a major risk on the “subnational fiscal horizon” and would result in accumulation of unfunded …

Old versus new pension scheme: A case of 'good politics' but bad economics?
1 year, 11 months ago

Old versus new pension scheme: A case of 'good politics' but bad economics?

India Today  

Last week, the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh announced the restoration of the old pension scheme for government employees. Hundreds of government employees, gathered at the Jharkhand secretariat, celebrated the implementation of OPS by the Hemant Soren government in September last year. Sections of government employees in Tamil Nadu have threatened to abandon the ruling DMK in the next elections …

Deep Dive into OPS: Here's why Himachal lacks pension debt sustainability
1 year, 11 months ago

Deep Dive into OPS: Here's why Himachal lacks pension debt sustainability

India Today  

The Himachal Pradesh government employees danced to joy on Friday when CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced the restoration of the old pension scheme. HIMACHAL LACKS PENSION DEBT SUSTAINABILITY Despite the claims being made by the state government that there was enough money in the state's coffers to pay the pensions and other committed expenditures, the ground reality was exactly the …

Himachal Pradesh reinstates Old Pension Scheme in first cabinet meeting
1 year, 11 months ago

Himachal Pradesh reinstates Old Pension Scheme in first cabinet meeting

India Today  

The Congress fulfilled its poll promise of restoring the Old Pension Scheme after the Himachal Pradesh government announced to reinstate the plan in the first cabinet meeting on Friday. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the matter has been studied deeply and the officers from finance departments expressed reservations regarding the restoration of the OPS, but the issue has …

Why chorus against new pension scheme has become a raging political issue in many states
1 year, 11 months ago

Why chorus against new pension scheme has become a raging political issue in many states

India Today  

“I certainly share the view that this move is absurd and a recipe for financial bankruptcy,” said Montek Singh Ahluwalia on January 6, responding to certain states’ decision to get back to the Old Pension Scheme. But his defense of the new pension scheme brought by the previous government led by the BJP in 2004 has not cut with many …

Old Pension scheme promised by Congress is likely to bankrupt states like Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 11 months ago

Old Pension scheme promised by Congress is likely to bankrupt states like Himachal Pradesh

Op India  

Congress managed to grab one of its rare victories these days in December when it won the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections winning 40 out of the 68 seats in the house. Notably, opposition-ruled states like Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Chhattisgarh have already reverted to the Old Pension Scheme, and now Himachal is set to join them under their new government. …

ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES | Debate over old pension scheme divides State governments and Centre
1 year, 11 months ago

ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES | Debate over old pension scheme divides State governments and Centre

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2022 10:15 IST In moves that are gathering momentum, a number of State governments are announcing or implementing decisions to reverse their shift to the new pension scheme designed largely by the Centre. Under the OPS, those who were members of the scheme, which consisted mainly of regular employees of the Central and State governments, made …

Does Indian States' Revival Of Old Pension Scheme Make For A Financial Disaster?
2 years ago

Does Indian States' Revival Of Old Pension Scheme Make For A Financial Disaster?

The Quint  

The NPS system was introduced in the country in 2004 after considerable studies and discussions by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. The NPS system got implemented in almost all the states during 2004-2008 under the leadership of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance. The NPS system made the government’s pension liabilities determinate and much lower in longer-term assessed actuarially. FRBM laws …

Old pension scheme will put burden of ₹1.10 lakh crore on exchequer, Maharashtra govt won't revert to it: Fadnavis
2 years ago

Old pension scheme will put burden of ₹1.10 lakh crore on exchequer, Maharashtra govt won't revert to it: Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the government will not revert to the old pension scheme as it would put a burden of ₹1.10 lakh crore on the exchequer and lead to bankruptcy of the state. He also lauded the then Congress-Nationalist Congress Party government for taking the decision of stopping the old pension scheme in the …

Old is not gold: The Hindu Editorial on the return to the old pension scheme
2 years ago

Old is not gold: The Hindu Editorial on the return to the old pension scheme

The Hindu  

With the freshly minted Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, reiterating that the Old Pension Scheme will be restored by the newly elected Congress-led government, the State would now become the fourth to do so. It is no surprise that the promise of the return of OPS — it guarantees pension at 50% of the last drawn basic …

With OPS, Congress taps into Himachali sentiments
2 years ago

With OPS, Congress taps into Himachali sentiments

The Hindu  

​The Old Pension Scheme became a contentious issue before the Himachal Pradesh elections, as the Congress which had already introduced the scheme in Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, promised to do the same if it won in the State. Around 1.5 lakh employees in Himachal Pradesh are covered under the new pension scheme and ever since its introduction, there had been …

Old Pension Scheme A 'Revdi' or Pan-India Poll Plank? For 2024, Congress to Take A Leaf Out of Priyanka's Himachal Playbook
2 years ago

Old Pension Scheme A 'Revdi' or Pan-India Poll Plank? For 2024, Congress to Take A Leaf Out of Priyanka's Himachal Playbook

News 18  

It may cause a fiscal catastrophe but the Himachal Pradesh win could have given the Congress a pan-India issue for pitching in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections — bringing back the Old Pension Scheme nationwide. The party’s star campaigner, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, promised in election rallies that the new Congress government would implement OPS in its first cabinet meeting. He …

State elections and the troubling return of the old pension scheme
2 years ago

State elections and the troubling return of the old pension scheme

Live Mint  

There is a tug of war currently underway, one side restraining inflation, the other side pulling not to restrain gross domestic product, in India as elsewhere. The Congress manifesto for the Himachal Pradesh election promises that if voted to power, it will revert at the very first sitting of the cabinet to the old pension scheme for state government employees. …

Cong, AAP Promise Old Pension Scheme: Will OPS Emerge as Key Issue in Gujarat After Himachal?
2 years ago

Cong, AAP Promise Old Pension Scheme: Will OPS Emerge as Key Issue in Gujarat After Himachal?

News 18  

With the 182-member Gujarat Assembly election around the corner, both Aam Aadmi Party and Congress are making a range of poll promises to halt the BJP’s 27-year rule in the state. The BJP-led NDA government discontinued the old pension scheme in December 2003, following which the new pension scheme was implemented on April 1, 2004. Difference Between Old And New …

Old pension scheme will burden future taxpayers: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman
2 years ago

Old pension scheme will burden future taxpayers: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman

The Hindu  

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery on Sunday expressed concern over the revival of Old Pension Scheme by some states, saying it would burden future taxpayers at a time when India needs to focus on fiscal prudence and promoting sustained growth. In an interview to PTI, Mr. Bery also underlined the need for enhancing capital expenditure and creating a space for …

Look beyond politics on pension scheme
2 years, 1 month ago

Look beyond politics on pension scheme

Hindustan Times  

Last week, Punjab reverted to the old pension scheme, joining other states governed by parties opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party in rejecting the new pension scheme. OPS guaranteed inflation and pay commission indexed pension pay-outs without any contribution from the employee. As this newspaper has noted before, data shows pension pay-outs form a quarter of the states’ own revenues. …

Restore old pension scheme before we launch agitation, employees warn state govt.
2 years, 1 month ago

Restore old pension scheme before we launch agitation, employees warn state govt.

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: State government employees covered under Contributory Pension Scheme are set to embark on agitation programmes if there is no positive response from the state government to their demand of scrapping CPS and bringing back the Old Pension Scheme. Out of a total 3.50 lakh government employees and teachers in Telangana, about 1.70 lakh appointed after 2004 are covered under …

Punjab government approve the implementation of Old Pension Scheme
2 years, 1 month ago

Punjab government approve the implementation of Old Pension Scheme

Live Mint  

At a time when the Old Pension Scheme is turning into a political issue with political parties promising restoration of scheme during elections, the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government approved the notification for implementation of the OPS in the state. An official of the government claimed that the decision will benefit 1.75 lakh government employees and currently, about 1.26 lakh employees …

Cong, AAP make old pension scheme restoration demand major poll plank - The Hindu
2 years, 1 month ago

Cong, AAP make old pension scheme restoration demand major poll plank - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The demand for restoration of the old pension scheme has emerged as a major poll plank in Gujarat with both the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party promising to implement it if voted to power in the state where the Assembly elections are scheduled next month. The employees have staged massive agitations against the government in Gujarat while demanding restoration …

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