Strong demonstration in Ramlila Maidan regarding the old pension scheme, people from all over the country demanded its reinstatement.

For the first time after Anna Hazare’s movement, people have gathered at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. Employees of various states, central government departments and public undertakings old pension scheme Protested against the central government demanding reinstatement. Actually, Pension Shankhnaad Maharally was organized today i.e. Sunday under the banner of National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS) at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.

Protestors raised slogans
In Ramlila Maidan, government employees from many states of the country demanded restoration of old pension in various ways. During this, the crowd also raised slogans that the one who re-implements the old pension scheme will rule the country. During this, a person included in the protesters said that the old pension scheme in the country has been closed since 2004 and in Maharashtra since 2005. We do not want New Pension Scheme (NPS), we do not want this share market scheme. The Constitution also says that old pension is our right.

Delhi government urges Center to implement OPS
Here, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also expressed support for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). Also requested the Center to implement it for Delhi Government employees. Kejriwal said this amid a strong demonstration at Ramlila Maidan by central and state government employees from more than 20 states for the restoration of the old pension scheme. Kejriwal said in a post on ‘X’, we strongly support the demand of government employees to bring back OPS. The new pension scheme is injustice against the employees. We have implemented OPS in Punjab and have written a letter to the Center to implement it for Delhi government employees. Some other non-Bharatiya Janata Party governments have also implemented OPS.

Post-retirement income should be like a plate full of food – PFRDA Chairman
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Deepak Mohanty has said that people need to develop a ‘natural preference’ for pension and look for various benefits like ‘a plate of food’ to ensure a better life after retirement. It is necessary to have income from sources. Mohanty also said that whenever someone starts a job or work, he should start thinking about retirement income and pension from that very moment and should also invest for it. A good corpus for retirement can be created only by investing for a long period and taking advantage of ‘compounding’.

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