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New Delhi. There has been a tussle between the central government and the opposition regarding the old pension scheme and the new pension scheme in the country for a long time. It is being speculated that the government may give a big gift to the central employees and may change the rules of the new pension scheme. Will central employees get minimum pension (pension) of 40 to 45 percent of their last pay? In response to this question, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in the Rajya Sabha that no such proposal is under consideration before the government.
In fact, Rajya Sabha MP KD Singh had asked the government during the question hour whether the central government is considering changing the formula of market linked pension received by NPS, whether 40 to 45 percent of the last salary of the employees should be given as pension. considering?
Explain that NPS is applicable in the country from January 1, 2004. A committee has been constituted by the government in April 2023 under the chairmanship of the Finance Secretary to review the NPS, which will review the new pension scheme in a year.
The committee has not yet submitted its report
Has the committee constituted to review NPS submitted its report to the government? On this question, Chaudhary said that the report of the committee has not come yet.
Many non-BJP ruled states return to OPS
Recently, several states including Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab have opted to withdraw the old pension scheme. Slowly it is becoming a big election issue.
