Odisha authorities staff up in arms over restoration of OPS, warn of stir

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: As many as 5,000 representatives of 250 authorities staff’ and repair associations on Sunday gathered right here to press for his or her demand of re-introducing the previous pension scheme (OPS) within the state.

The affiliation’s leaders and representatives from over 40 authorities departments below the banner of National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS) Odisha State Committee organised a Mahasamabesh at Utkal Mandap and submitted a memorandum to the state authorities on OPS and threatened to launch a mass agitation from November searching for fulfilment of their demand. NMOPS Odisha members mentioned round 4 lakh state authorities staff recruited after 2005 have been disadvantaged of pension after the brand new pension scheme was launched.

“Both the Centre and state government abolished OPS and implemented New Pension Scheme (NPS) in 2004 and 2005 respectively for which the government employees posted after these two years are getting a pension of just Rs 600 to Rs 2,000 following their retirement,”  mentioned NMOPS Odisha president Bijay Malla. He requested why are authorities staff being compelled to steer a depressing life after retirement when MP and MLAs are availing the advantage of previous pensions like they used to years again.

The authorities staff mentioned a committee below the chairmanship of Centre’s finance secretary is deliberating on NPS that has been disparaged by NMOPS, India Committee demanding implementation of OPS at Central degree. At state-level, the West Bengal authorities remains to be paying previous pension to its staff, whereas 4 different states – Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh have switched their pension system from NPS to OPS after realising the drastic penalties of the brand new one.

The staff additionally mentioned the brand new pension scheme doesn’t have the provisions of GPF and DA. The presidents, secretaries and block coordinators from numerous service associations have urged the state authorities and Chief Minister’s Office to contemplate their grievance and reintroduce the Old Pension Scheme. They will go on strike below NMOPS Odisha in November if the federal government fails to contemplate it, the NMOPS Odisha leaders mentioned.

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BHUBANESWAR: As many as 5,000 representatives of 250 authorities staff’ and repair associations on Sunday gathered right here to press for his or her demand of re-introducing the previous pension scheme (OPS) within the state.

The affiliation’s leaders and representatives from over 40 authorities departments below the banner of National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS) Odisha State Committee organised a Mahasamabesh at Utkal Mandap and submitted a memorandum to the state authorities on OPS and threatened to launch a mass agitation from November searching for fulfilment of their demand. NMOPS Odisha members mentioned round 4 lakh state authorities staff recruited after 2005 have been disadvantaged of pension after the brand new pension scheme was launched.

“Both the Centre and state government abolished OPS and implemented New Pension Scheme (NPS) in 2004 and 2005 respectively for which the government employees posted after these two years are getting a pension of just Rs 600 to Rs 2,000 following their retirement,”  mentioned NMOPS Odisha president Bijay Malla. He requested why are authorities staff being compelled to steer a depressing life after retirement when MP and MLAs are availing the advantage of previous pensions like they used to years again.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The authorities staff mentioned a committee below the chairmanship of Centre’s finance secretary is deliberating on NPS that has been disparaged by NMOPS, India Committee demanding implementation of OPS at Central degree. At state-level, the West Bengal authorities remains to be paying previous pension to its staff, whereas 4 different states – Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh have switched their pension system from NPS to OPS after realising the drastic penalties of the brand new one.

The staff additionally mentioned the brand new pension scheme doesn’t have the provisions of GPF and DA. The presidents, secretaries and block coordinators from numerous service associations have urged the state authorities and Chief Minister’s Office to contemplate their grievance and reintroduce the Old Pension Scheme. They will go on strike below NMOPS Odisha in November if the federal government fails to contemplate it, the NMOPS Odisha leaders mentioned. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp