The news of relief has come for the employees demanding Old Pension Scheme (OPS) . A select group of central government employees have been given an opportunity to opt for the old pension scheme.
The Ministry of Personnel has issued an order in this regard. In an order issued on Friday, the government told that after all, which selected employees are being given the opportunity to opt for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). Let us know in detail that which employees will get the benefit of this decision of the government?
According to the order issued on Friday by the government, according to the order issued on Friday, the date of notification of the National Pension System (NPS), the employees joining the services of the Central Government under the posts advertised or notified before December 22, 2003, the Central Civil Services ( Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021) are eligible to join the old pension scheme. The concerned government employees can exercise this option till August 31, 2023.
The National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS), an organization of more than 14 lakh central and state government employees, has welcomed the government’s decision. Manjit Singh Patel, head of the Delhi unit of NMOPS, said, “This is good news for the eligible central government employees. We once again request the Central Government to amend the existing New Pension Scheme so that all Central Government employees can get the benefits of the old pension scheme.
Let us tell you that in 2004, the then Central Government had abolished the Old Pension Scheme and in its place the system of New Pension Scheme was implemented, but the employees’ organizations have been continuously opposing it. Because they believe that there are some anomalies in NPS. Now the government has given a big relief to a section of employees by giving them the option to choose OPS again.
