Non-BJP states implement old pension scheme

This announcement has come to the notice of many non- This has taken place in the backdrop of the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) by the BJP states and the demand for the same by the employees’ organizations in some other states. The state governments of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have requested to return the accumulated funds under NPS while notifying the Center about their decision to restore the old pension scheme. The Finance Ministry told Parliament last year that it was not considering any proposal to restore OPS in respect of Central Government employees recruited after January 1, 2004. 20042004