Panneerselvam asks T.N. govt. to disband pension panel
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Panneerselvam asks T.N. govt. to disband pension panel

The Hindu  

The ADMK Workers’ Rights Retrieval Committee coordinator and former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Thursday dubbed the constitution of a three-member panel by the Tamil Nadu government to study three pension schemes as an “act of deceiving” government employees. Referring to the formation of the panel to study the Old Pension Scheme, Contributory Pension Scheme, and Unified Pension Scheme and make recommendations to the government, Mr. Panneerselvam, in a statement, contended that if the idea was to frame a pension scheme after taking into account the finances of the government, then the OPS would not be restored. It has been the demand of the government staff to go back to the Old Pension Scheme. This was what the DMK had promised in the election manifesto.” As there was no need for the panel to extend the coverage of the OPS to those who joined the service after 2003 on the lines of what was being implemented for the pre-2003 employees, the State government should disband the committee immediately, Mr. Panneerselvam added.

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Restore old pension scheme as promised, demand government employees
2 days, 13 hours ago

Restore old pension scheme as promised, demand government employees

The Hindu  

Members of Tamil Nadu Government Employees’ Association staged a demonstration here on Tuesday demanding the revival of old pension scheme as promised by the ruling DMK in its poll manifesto for 2021 Assembly elections. The protestors said the ruling DMK, for getting the votes of the government employees and teachers, had promised in its poll manifesto of restoring the old …

DMK government not fulfilling JACTTO-GEO’s demands, says TVK president Vijay
4 days, 13 hours ago

DMK government not fulfilling JACTTO-GEO’s demands, says TVK president Vijay

The Hindu  

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay on Sunday charged the DMK government of not heeding the slew of demands made by the Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisations and Government Employees Organisation, including restoration of the Old Pension Scheme. “The DMK government only holds talks with protesters for eye wash and is not taking measures to fulfil their demands. …

An early shift to election mode in Tamil Nadu
1 month ago

An early shift to election mode in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu still has about 15 months to go before it faces Assembly elections, but major political parties have already begun re-jigging their respective organisations to get them ready for the big battle. Last year, during the Lok Sabha polls, for the first time, the Bharatiya Janata Party headed an alliance and bettered its electoral performance; Seeman’s Naam Tamilar Katchi …

Necessary steps will be taken to implement Old Pension Scheme: Karnataka DyCM DK Shivakumar
1 month ago

Necessary steps will be taken to implement Old Pension Scheme: Karnataka DyCM DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said the state government would take necessary steps to implement the Old Pension Scheme after studying the report of a committee looking into it. Under the old pension scheme, a government employee is entitled to a monthly pension after retirement. Speaking at the conference of office bearers of State Government Employees Association, …

Restore old pension scheme, says teachers’ federation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Restore old pension scheme, says teachers’ federation

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Aided Schools Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff Federation has reminded Chief Minister M. K. Stalin of his poll promise of revival of old pension scheme and urged him to fulfil the promise after dissolving the committee constituted for studying the pros and cons of the unified pension scheme. In a letter to Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, president …

Government employees in Tirunelveli begin 24-hour-long dharna for revival of old pension scheme
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Government employees in Tirunelveli begin 24-hour-long dharna for revival of old pension scheme

The Hindu  

Demanding revival of the old pension scheme, members of the Tamil Nadu Government Employees’ Association on Monday began a 24-hour-long dharna at the District Collectorate here. Addressing the protestors, Subbu, president of TNGEA’s Tirunelveli district, said the government employees had been forced to wage four-stage protests against the government, which had miserably failed to fulfil their genuine demands, including revival …

Committee to study old, contributory, and unified pension scheme in T.N. is an eyewash, charges PMK president
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Committee to study old, contributory, and unified pension scheme in T.N. is an eyewash, charges PMK president

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said the committee constituted by the Tamil Nadu government recently to study the old, contributory, and unified pension scheme was only an eyewash. Mr Anbumani, who was in Dharmapuri to participate in multiple events, told media, that in the past eight years, three committees were formed to study the implementation of the …

Tamil Nadu Govt staff up their ante, oppn continues tirade
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Govt staff up their ante, oppn continues tirade

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Employees of the State Secretariat wore black badges to work on Friday in protest against what they alleged as the present DMK government reneging in its electoral promise to restore the old pension scheme for government staff and demanded the scrapping of the committee formed to identify the right pension scheme for them. A statement from Tamil Nadu Secretariat …

T.N. constitutes committee to study old, contributory and unified pension schemes and submit report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

T.N. constitutes committee to study old, contributory and unified pension schemes and submit report

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has constituted a three-member committee to study the Old Pension Scheme, Contributory Pension Scheme and the Unified Pension Scheme and submit a detailed report with recommendations within nine months. There have been representations from the State government employees to resume the Old Pension Scheme that was followed before April 1, 2003. Whileso, the Union government introduced …

Tamil Nadu constitutes new committee to study pension schemes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu constitutes new committee to study pension schemes

New Indian Express  

The committee comprises Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Additional Chief Secretary ; K R Shanmugam, former Director of the Madras School of Economics; and Pratik Tayal, Deputy Secretary in the Finance Department, who will serve as the committee’s member-secretary. The release stated that while the union government introduced the National Pension Scheme on January 1, 2004, the Tamil Nadu government continued with …

Association urges T.N. govt. to fulfil promise on old pension scheme
2 months, 1 week ago

Association urges T.N. govt. to fulfil promise on old pension scheme

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Government All Department Pensioners’ Association has called upon the State government to fulfil the Chief Minister’s election promise to restore the old pension scheme for government employees and teachers. In a statement, the association criticised Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu’s recent announcement in the Assembly on forming a committee to study the Union government’s proposed Unified Pension Scheme, …

Announcement on forming panel for pension scheme a delaying tactic, says forum
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Announcement on forming panel for pension scheme a delaying tactic, says forum

The Hindu  

The announcement by Tamil Nadu Finance Minister that the State government would form a committee soon to examine the modalities and implement the pension scheme for employees was nothing but a delaying tactic, said Tamil Nadu Revenue Officers Association State president M.P. The Finance Minister had said that the Tamil Nadu government would weigh the pros and cons of the …

Panneerselvam calls for making public the recommendation of a panel on PM SHRI scheme
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Panneerselvam calls for making public the recommendation of a panel on PM SHRI scheme

The Hindu  

The ADMK Workers’ Rights’ Retrieval Committee coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, on Tuesday called upon the DMK government to make public the recommendation of a panel headed by the School Education Secretary on the PM Schools for Rising India scheme and convey to the Central government its position on the National Education Policy 2020. In a statement, Mr Panneerselvam called former Chief …

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

New pension scheme to benefit central govt staff
7 months 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 …

Telangana Government Workers Reject Centre’s Pension Plan
7 months ago

Telangana Government Workers Reject Centre’s Pension Plan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a strong show of resistance, state government employees covered under the New Pension Scheme have expressed their firm opposition to the Unified Pension Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet on Saturday. The National Movement for Old Pension Scheme secretary-general, G. Sthitaprajna, voiced the employees' dissatisfaction with the new Unified Pension Scheme announced by the Centre. "If a government …

Pension issues addressable: Fin secy
8 months ago

Pension issues addressable: Fin secy

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India can’t afford to go back to the Old Pension System, but it is possible to address the core issues raised by government employees without being fiscally imprudent, said finance secretary TV Somanathan, who is also heading the Committee on National Pension System. In an interaction with this newspaper, he said the committee had multiple rounds of talks …

Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu: TN govt mulling reversion to old pension scheme
9 months ago

Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu: TN govt mulling reversion to old pension scheme

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Wednesday told the Assembly that a policy decision on reverting to the old pension scheme is being considered by the state government. Expressing happiness over the minister’s remarks, G Venkatesan, president of Tamil Nadu Secreariat Association told TNIE, “Former Finance Minister P Thiaga Rajan had outrightly denied reverting to the old pension scheme. But …

Naidu slams state for ‘failure’ to disburse pensions to aged persons
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Naidu slams state for ‘failure’ to disburse pensions to aged persons

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said that the YSRC government has failed to disburse social security pensions, especially to the aged persons, on the first day of the month. Addressing the party leaders and booth-level party activists through teleconference on Monday, the TD chief alleged that the Jagan Mohan Reddy government emptied the state exchequer and was …

Restoration of Old Pension Scheme: Govt. employees to go on indefinite strike from May 1
1 year ago

Restoration of Old Pension Scheme: Govt. employees to go on indefinite strike from May 1

The Hindu  

A platform of trade unions and associations working among 28 lakh employees of the Union government, including the Railways and Central Public Sector Undertakings, and more than three crore employees and teachers with the State governments have decided to go on an indefinite strike from May 1 demanding the restoration of Old Pension Scheme replacing the present National Pension Scheme. …

Teachers, government employees stage protest in Coimbatore, demand restoration of old pension scheme
1 year, 1 month ago

Teachers, government employees stage protest in Coimbatore, demand restoration of old pension scheme

The Hindu  

Over 1,000 members of the Joint Action Council of Teachers’ Organizations and Government Employees staged a one-day protest at the Coimbatore District Collectorate on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, to draw attention to a host of issues, primarily their demand for the abolishment of the Contributory Pension Scheme and the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme. Among the participating groups were …

Will deliberate on Old Pension Scheme after panel report: Amit Shah
1 year, 4 months ago

Will deliberate on Old Pension Scheme after panel report: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that the government would deliberate on restoring the Old Pension Scheme once the committee constituted for the purpose submitted its report. Mr. Shah, while replying to a question on restoration of the OPS at a press conference in Jaipur, said, “We have constituted a committee to study the OPS. As soon as …

Govt mulling over assured pensions at 40-45% as some states move back to OPS
1 year, 9 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 …

Indian Govt Forms Panel to Review Pension System; Details
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian Govt Forms Panel to Review Pension System; Details

News 18  

The Indian government has formed a panel to review the country’s pension system and discuss whether changes are warranted, the finance ministry said on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced last month that the government would consider changes to the country’s pension system to be used by both the federal and all state governments, seeking to unify the different schemes …

Amid Protests In Several States, Centre To Form Panel To Look Into Pension System Of Govt Staff
2 years ago

Amid Protests In Several States, Centre To Form Panel To Look Into Pension System Of Govt Staff

ABP News  

Amid massive protests in several states by government employees demanding restoration of the old pension scheme, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Centre would form a committee to look into issues related to pension, ANI reported. READ | 18 Lakh Maha Govt Staff Go On Strike For Old Pension Scheme After Failed Talks From 2004, the Central …

Restore old pension scheme, Central Government officers urge Cabinet Secretary
2 years ago

Restore old pension scheme, Central Government officers urge Cabinet Secretary

The Hindu  

A section of officers, led by the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers and the All India State Government Employees Federation, has approached Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba demanding that the old pension scheme be restored and the National Pension Scheme revoked. The organisations said the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, or the OPS, for government employees was a well-built and …

Want Old Pension Scheme implementation even if party expels me: Senior M.P. BJP leader
2 years, 1 month ago

Want Old Pension Scheme implementation even if party expels me: Senior M.P. BJP leader

The Hindu  

Not toeing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s official line on the Old Pension Scheme, former Madhya Pradesh Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gaurishankar Bisen has demanded its implementation even if it meant his expulsion from the party. One section claimed that it was business as usual for someone like Mr. Bisen — who had aired divergent views from the …

DMK, CPI (M) demand withdrawal of EPFO’s circulars on higher pension
2 years, 1 month ago

DMK, CPI (M) demand withdrawal of EPFO’s circulars on higher pension

The Hindu  

The DMK and the CPI have demanded the withdrawal of two circulars issued by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation in late December 2022 and January, on the issue of payments of higher pensions. M. Shanmugam, DMK’s Member of Parliament and general secretary of the Labour Progressive Federation, told The Hindu over the phone from New Delhi that the circulars had …

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, 3 months 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 …

Restore old pension scheme before we launch agitation, employees warn state govt.
2 years, 4 months 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 …

Cong, AAP make old pension scheme restoration demand major poll plank - The Hindu
2 years, 4 months 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 …

Bring back old pension scheme, Central government employees write to Cabinet Secretary
2 years, 4 months ago

Bring back old pension scheme, Central government employees write to Cabinet Secretary

The Hindu  

A federation of Central government employees’ unions has written to the Cabinet Secretary to restore the Old Pension Scheme, stating that the National Pension System is a disaster for retiring employees in their old age. The letter signed by the Joint Consultative Machinery, an apex body of various government unions comprising Group B and Group C officials, said: “It is …

In Himachal, old pension scheme issue could hamper BJP’s bid to retain power
2 years, 5 months ago

In Himachal, old pension scheme issue could hamper BJP’s bid to retain power

The Hindu  

As the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party aims to retain power in Himachal Pradesh, the anguish among several government employees over the non-implementation of the old pension scheme could prove to be a major hurdle in BJP’s ambition of ‘mission repeat’. 62, who retired in 2019 at 58, from the post of associate professor at government college at Rewalsar in Mandi, …

Andhra Pradesh: We will settle for nothing less than Old Pension Scheme, say employee outfits
2 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: We will settle for nothing less than Old Pension Scheme, say employee outfits

The Hindu  

Unimpressed by the proposal of “best pension plan” the government intends to put forth before them in the next three months, the Government Employees’ Associations in the State are trying to re-group and strengthen their position in the fight against implementation of the new pension scheme. The government’s repeated efforts to break the stalemate have not yielded the desired result …

NGOs demand restoration of old pension system
2 years, 8 months ago

NGOs demand restoration of old pension system

The Hindu  

APNGOs’ Association-Srikakulam district unit president Hanumanthu Sairam on Sunday asked the State government to restore the old pension scheme which was in vogue till the year 2003, since the new Contributory Pension Scheme would not entitle the employees to a legitimate pension. AP CPS Employees’ Association organised a protest rally and public meeting in the name of Dharma Poratam to …

M’rashtra’s New Pension Scheme Not Applicable To Judicial Officers As It Breaches SC Order: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 7 months ago

M’rashtra’s New Pension Scheme Not Applicable To Judicial Officers As It Breaches SC Order: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held recently that the New Pension Scheme brought in by the state government, through a Government Resolution dated October 31, 2005, was not applicable to judicial officers in the state and the ones appointed after this cut-off date could choose to opt for the same.A bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AK Menon held …

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