Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 6: National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS) here today staged a protest demonstration under the leadership of its J&K president, Mohd Ashraf Sheikh demanding restoration of Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
Addressing the protesters Sheikh said that the New Pension Scheme (NPS) does not provide any guarantee of minimum pension and is not in the welfare of employees and their family members.
“The employees recruited on or after January 1, 2010 are not eligible for old pension scheme and are forced to opt for the new pension scheme,” he claimed adding that Vijay Kumar Bandhu, national president of NMOPS is running the campaign for the last many years to raise voice for restoration of old pension scheme, with a result of which few States have revoked NPS and restored OPS.
Sheikh requested the J&K LG to consider their demand on priority basis as the NPS is totally against the employees.
Those who were present in the protest were Raman Sharma, Harpal Singh, Gourav Kumar and others.
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