Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot once more on Sunday defended Congress’s plan to revive previous pension scheme saying the nation was on the trail of growth for 60 years even when it was in impact. He mentioned the intellectuals and economists “fielded” by the federal government might need an opinion however “what is the actuality?”
“Workers who served for 35 yrs imagine they may get a pension after retirement…Nation developed for 60 years when OPS was in impact. What’s the issue now?” Gehlot instructed media individuals in Jaipur.
The talk over the previous pension scheme vs the brand new pension scheme intensified after former Planning Fee deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia just lately termed the transfer by opposition-ruled state governments to carry again the OPS an “absurd thought” and a “recipe for monetary chapter”.
Rajasthan had returned to the OPS from March 2022, retrospectively for workers and Gehlot has proposed for reviving the previous pension scheme in different states as effectively.
Underneath OPS, the pension of central and state authorities staff was mounted at 50 per cent of the final drawn primary pay, whereas below the brand new system of the New Pension Scheme, 10 per cent of the essential pay and dearness allowance shall be contributed by the worker. The brand new regime has come into drive for these staff who got here into service in 2004.
Gehlot additionally talked about Congress’s ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ program in Rajasthan, an extension of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ of senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. The Rajasthan CM mentioned the state ministers will go to all districts January 19-20 to arrange for the ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ program scheduled for January 26.
“We now have referred to as a gathering on 16-17 January for Chintan Shivir. Ministers will temporary the cupboard concerning the efficiency of their respective departments in order that we are able to focus on amongst ourselves the influence of our bulletins and insurance policies,” he added.
(With ANI, PTI inputs)
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