- Himachal Pradesh government, headed by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on January 13, restored the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) – one of the major poll promises of the Congress party in the run-up to the Assembly elections.
- The decision will benefit around 1.36 lakh employees of the state who are under the 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.
Congress government in Himachal Pradesh approves restoration of old pension scheme
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