The Congress’s delight on the introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme — a transfer they’ve termed rollback of the BJP-led authorities “– has drawn a contemporary barb from the BJP. Senior celebration chief Ravi Shankar Prasad as we speak questioned when the Congress will meet its election guarantees, significantly the one on pension.
“I need to ask Rahul Gandhi — has his authorities carried out the Outdated Pension Scheme as promised in Himachal Pradesh?” stated Mr Prasad, a former Union minister who dealt with the regulation portfolio.
“The Congress celebration has turn out to be so cautious of the palpable falsehood of its assurance about pension, it couldn’t muster the braveness to incorporate that as part of its manifesto within the Lok Sabha elections,” the previous minister stated.
“Governing India is a severe enterprise… The Congress celebration simply makes bulletins to garner votes and now the general public has misplaced belief in its selections,” he added.
The Unified Pension Scheme retains a lot of the options of the pre-2004 Outdated Pension Scheme, and assures authorities workers 50 per cent of their final drawn primary pay as a lifelong month-to-month profit.
Beneath the New Pension Scheme — launched by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee authorities in 2004 — pension payouts had been linked to the contributions made by authorities and the worker.
Most Opposition states on the time had been towards it and 5 states had opted for the Outdated Pension Scheme.
The staff didn’t make any contribution to the Outdated Pension Scheme — one thing numerous workers’ organisations are nonetheless batting for.
The United Pension Scheme, which will probably be in drive from April 2025, will probably be a contributory scheme. The staff are anticipated to pay 10 per cent whereas the federal government will put in 18.5 per cent. The latter determine might even enhance.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had taunted the BJP, saying the U within the UPS stands for “U-turn”, which he added, was turning into a characteristic of the third time period of the BJP-led authorities.
“The ‘U’ in UPS stands for Modi Govt’s U turns! Put up June 4, the ability of the individuals has prevailed over the conceitedness of energy of the Prime Minister.
— Rollback within the finances concerning Lengthy Time period Capital Acquire / Indexation
— Sending Waqf Invoice to JPC
— Rollback of Broadcast Invoice
— Rollback of Lateral Entry
We are going to hold guaranteeing accountability and defend 140 Cr Indians from this despotic authorities!” learn Mr Kharge’s publish on X, previously Twitter.