Old Pension Scheme re-implemented in Punjab; Arvind Kejriwal lauds Punjab CM Mann, says 'another promise fulfilled'

Under the old pension scheme, the retired employees receive 50% of their last drawn salary as monthly pensions.

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As per the latest information that has been received, the Punjab Government has restored the old pension scheme for the employees of Punjab state. This information has been given by CM Mann after the completion of the cabinet meeting. Along with the old scheme restoration, a 6% increase in the DA has also been approved for the employees.

Mann has stated that lakhs of employees who have worked and got retired will benefit from this scheme. Punjab is again being brought under the Old Pension Scheme although the new one was implemented in the year 2004. The opposition has again found a new point to target the present government. It is alleged that this decision has been implemented because of elections being held in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. The opposition further added that AAP Government does not have money to pay salaries to the employees also many promises made by them have also not been fulfilled.

The recruitment rules for the benefit of the youth of Punjab in government jobs were also changed. Apart from this, vehicles engaged in the movement of religious texts have been made tax-free. Furthermore, the Punjab Government will also provide jobs to the heirs of electricity workers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Cabinet Ministers Aman Arora, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Inderbir Singh Najjar and Harbhajan Singh stated that several decisions have been taken in the meeting that will prove to be historic for the state. Prior to this, another meeting was conducted to take a decision on making the temporary employees permanent.

AAP Supremo, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on this matter saying that the promise was made to bring back the old pension scheme and now it has been fulfilled.

Punjab CM also shared insight into the cabinet meeting saying that the meeting was held with the senior officers of all departments and the ongoing development works in Punjab as well as the performance of the departments were also reviewed.

For the information in the old pension scheme, the retired employees receive 50% of their last drawn salary as monthly pensions.


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