The Congress has announced that the old pension scheme will be restored in the first cabinet meeting as soon as the government is formed in the state.
Voting for the assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh is to be held on November 12, before the stir in the state regarding the old pension scheme continues. On the one hand, the ruling BJP is trying to find a middle ground, while the same Congress is trying to capitalize on it by making it an issue. Congress has announced that the old pension scheme will be approved in the first cabinet coming to power. Congress has also included it in its manifesto. Meanwhile, a big statement of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has come out regarding old pension.
Addressing a gathering on Tuesday, CM Ashok Gehlot said that the old pension scheme should be implemented across the country and those who are saying that it will put a burden on the exchequer, it is not correct as it is completely about financial management. is in. I think OPS should be implemented in the country and a day will come when Center will have to do it. He also claimed that Center is not even ready to discuss OPS.
Recently, while addressing a rally in Himachal, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi had said that old pension has been implemented in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. We will implement OPS in Himachal also. Wherever Congress governments are formed, we will restore old pension. Which was stopped by BJP’s Vajpayee government. We have implemented this in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has also announced that old pension has been stopped since 2004, it will also be given benefit from the same day i.e. 2004 itself.
The same Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and former Congress President Rahul Gandhi have announced the restoration of the old pension scheme in Himachal that the old pension scheme will be restored in the first cabinet meeting as soon as the government is formed in the state. Let us tell you that for all the 68 assembly seats of Himachal Pradesh, polling will be held on November 12 and counting of votes will be done on December 8.
It is noteworthy that in the old pension scheme, there was no deduction from the salary of the employee. In the new pension scheme, 10 percent is deducted from the salary of the employee and 14 percent is shared by the government. The old pension scheme used to have the facility of GPF, but in the new scheme there was no GPF facility. Whereas there is no guarantee of fixed pension in the new pension scheme.
