Will old pension scheme be implemented again in Maharashtra?
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on tuesday said that his earlier stand against the old pensionscheme has changed and he will reconsider it positively. He said that the state government wants to strike abalance between the salary, pension amount and its burden on the state finances. Pawar told reporters in Nagpurthat he, chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister devendra fadnavis have already heldpreliminary discussions on the issue of Old Pension Scheme (OPS).Many employees are making this demandMany government and semi-government employees in maharashtra are demanding the reinstatement of OPS,which was discontinued in the state in 2005. Under OPS, a government employee used to get a monthly pensionequal to 50 percent of his last salary. There was no requirement of contribution by employees. Under the new
pension scheme, the state government employee contributes ten percent of his basic salary and dearnessallowance and the state also contributes the same amount.What did deputy cm Ajit Pawar say?Pawar said, “Devendra fadnavis had expressed his opposition to OPS. When I was the Finance minister of thestate earlier, I had also said similar things during a session but as per my knowledge, the Center is thinking ofresolving this pending issue, which will benefit the people economically. The (central) government is workingseriously on this issue before the upcoming lok sabha elections. He said that the eligible people will get financialbenefits from the year 2021. Pawar said, “Chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief minister DevendraFadnavis and I have already held preliminary discussions on the issue of OPS. “We want to strike a balancebetween salaries, pension amount and its burden on the exchequer.”
pension scheme, the state government employee contributes ten percent of his basic salary and dearnessallowance and the state also contributes the same amount.What did deputy cm Ajit Pawar say?Pawar said, “Devendra fadnavis had expressed his opposition to OPS. When I was the Finance minister of thestate earlier, I had also said similar things during a session but as per my knowledge, the Center is thinking ofresolving this pending issue, which will benefit the people economically. The (central) government is workingseriously on this issue before the upcoming lok sabha elections. He said that the eligible people will get financialbenefits from the year 2021. Pawar said, “Chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief minister DevendraFadnavis and I have already held preliminary discussions on the issue of OPS. “We want to strike a balancebetween salaries, pension amount and its burden on the exchequer.”