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https://twitter.com/gsbodal/status/1308646979594080256 Tribune News Service Former MP Rajan Sushant today announced that he would launch an agitation in the entire state seeking implementation of the old pension scheme for all government employees. He said that as a first step towards it he had submitted a letter to the Speaker of Parliament and Speaker of Himachal Assembly that his pension both from the Parliament and Himachal Assembly should be stopped. There are about 90,000 government employees in the state who are entitled to contributory pension that comes to just about Rs2,500 to Rs3,000 per month. —  Rajan Sushant, former MP “I will not opt for pension as an MP or an MLA till old pension scheme for all employees was restored,” Sushant said. Talking to The Tribune, Sushant said that in Himachal even if a person becomes MLA even for a single day he gets a pension of about Rs 80,000 per month. This is injustice with other working class that they are not getting any social secu...

  These Government Employees can switch from #NPS to #Old Pension Scheme now . By:  Amitava Chakrabarty  |  Published: June 17, 2020 5:48 PM Eligible employees include those who rejoined Central Government / Central Autonomous body under the New Pension Scheme (now called as National Pension System or NPS) till October 28, 2009. The employees who joined Central Government / Central Autonomous body under the New Pension Scheme (now called as National Pension System or NPS) during January 1, 2004 to October 28, 2009 after submitting technical resignation from Central Government / Central Body or a State Government / State Autonomous Body will now have an option to switch to the Old Pension Scheme under the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972 and to get their past service rendered in the Central / State Government or Central/Stale Autonomous Body counted for the purpose of pensionary benefits on their final retirement from the Central Government / Central Autono...

https://twitter.com/harishrawatcmuk/status/1300699287022571521?s=20 Utrakhand's ex CM Sh. Harish Rawat tweets about #OPS & #NPS. Rawat Sir There are many Indian States, where Congress is remain ruling party. Punjab is also among them. why isn't Punjab's Congress Party converting the #NPS into #OPS? Please asked the Punjab Government to restore the #OPS. https://twitter.com/harishrawatcmuk/status/1300699287022571521?s=20