Congress government restores old pension scheme in Himachal Pradesh.

January 14, 2023

HP govt has restored the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for Himachal Pradesh government employees with immediate effect.
As was promised by the Congress in its election manifesto, the government approved the long standing demand of the employees in its first Cabinet meeting here on Friday.
The decision will benefit around 1.36 lakh employees of the state who are under New Pension Scheme. With the restoration of the scheme, Himachal has become the third Congress-ruled state to restore the Old Pension Scheme.
The Congress government further gave in-principle approval to its two other major poll promises – a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 to women aged 18-60 and generating one lakh job opportunities in a year – and formed Cabinet sub-committees to work out the modalities for their implementation. These committees will submit their reports to the Cabinet in one month.