With Haryana set to visit the polls later this year, hundreds of country authorities personnel accumulated in Panchkula on Sunday to press their call for for the healing of the vintage pension scheme. Thousands of Haryana authorities personnel accumulated at the Panchkula-Chandigarh border, attempted to go over into the Union Territory and march closer to the Haryana leader minister`s house and ‘gherao’ it to press for his or her call for.
However, the protesters had been stopped and Haryana Police used water cannons and tear fueloline shells to disperse them. Even tear fueloline shells had been fired on the agitators. Government personnel in Haryana are worrying the healing of the vintage pension scheme because the scheme has been delivered withinside the Congress-dominated states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.
“Restoration of OPS is a valid call for. Governments of Rajasthan, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have restored it. The Haryana authorities has given an excuse that the authorities will move bankrupt if OPS is restored, which isn’t correct,” a Old Pension Scheme (OPS) Restoration Struggle Committee consultant instructed information organization PTI.
The vintage pension scheme has additionally been delivered in Jharkhand, wherein the Congress is a junior accomplice withinside the ruling coalition led with the aid of using the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. It’s additionally in pressure withinside the AAP-dominated country of Punjab.
Union leaders of presidency personnel trust that statements made with the aid of using the country’s economists and politicians concerning the vintage pension scheme aren’t logical due to the fact the MLAs and MPs of the country themselves are becoming a couple of pensions.
Former deputy chairman of the making plans commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, has stated the reintroduction of the vintage pension scheme (OPS) with the aid of using a few country governments is a recipe for monetary bankruptcy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is of the view that transferring from the brand new pension scheme to the vintage pension scheme can also additionally growth the monetary burden of states and the country.
Leader of the personnel union Vijender Dhariwal stated the personnel were worrying healing of the vintage pension scheme on account that 2018 and aren’t urgent their call for for the sake of elections. “The authorities did now no longer take any motion in regards to our call for and attempted to suppress us,” he stated. The authorities personnel additionally warned that if the country authorities did now no longer pay heed to their call for, they could be voted out of power.
WHAT IS OPS?
Under the vintage pension scheme, applied after Independence, personnel with two decades of carrier get 50 in step with cent in their ultimate drawn earnings as their pension.
WHAT IS NPS?
The new pension scheme become applied with the aid of using the BJP-led NDA authorities on the Centre in 2003 whilst Atal Bihari Vajpayee become the Prime Minister to reduce mounting pension bills. Under NPS, the authorities and personnel need to make contributions 10 and 14 in step with cent in their earnings, respectively, closer to a pension fund.
OPS – A POLICAL HOT POTATO IN HARYANA
The BJP authorities in Haryana led with the aid of using Manohar Lal Khattar isn’t very eager on introducing the vintage pension scheme however the celebration can also additionally need to take a call, on account that elections are across the nook and authorities personnel shape a sizable vote financial institution withinside the country.
Moreover, with the Congress using at the fulfillment of the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the Himachal Pradesh elections which it fought on troubles including inflation, unemployment and by and large the vintage pension scheme, the BJP authorities in Haryana can also additionally need to reconsider its decision.
Although the union leaders stated their demonstration become non-political, the ruling BJP alleged that the Congress become in the back of the motion and become instigating authorities personnel to combat for the vintage pension scheme in advance of the meeting elections.
BJP chief Praveen Atreya stated the vintage pension scheme become discontinued in 2004 whilst the Congress authorities become on the Centre. “The Congress intentionally did now no longer boost this difficulty at some stage in its rule. Now it’s far being blown up in order that it may take benefit of it in the approaching elections,” stated Atreya.
Congress chief Kewal Dhingra denied the allegations and stated the authorities personnel’ call for for healing of the vintage pension scheme become justified.
