Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, Aug 27: A convention of Jammu Kashmir Movement for Old Pension Scheme (JKMOPS) was held here today to urge the Government for restoration of Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in favour of New Pension Scheme (NPS) employees of J&K.
The convention was attended by hundreds of employees of various departments including teachers from all Zones of Ramban under the banner of JKMOPS and it was supported by Jammu Kashmir Teachers Joint Action Committee (JKTJAC).
The convention was organized under the leadership of JKTJAC president and senior leader of JKMOPS, Vinod Sharma; JKTJAC chairman, Saleem Sagar; vice president JKTJAC, Aftaf Malik and Ramban district president, Har Lal Nag.
Speaking on the occasion, Vinod Sharma stressed on restoration of OPS in favour of all NPS employees of J&K appointed after December 31, 2009.
He said that the old age future of NPS employees is in dark and unsecured as NPS is proving anti-employees thereby making their families suffer.
He claimed that those retiring under NPS are not getting guaranteed pension and are paid a meager pension by which they are unable to even meet the expenses of their medicines.
Sharma said that many States like Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, Himachal Pradesh etc have either implemented OPS or they are going to do so for the welfare of their employees.
He demanded the same OPS for the employees of J&K.
Saleem Sagar demanded benefits of SRO-43 in favour of employees of J&K without any condition.
Reyaz-ur-Rehman, Najam Jafri, Rajesh Jamwal, Sukesh Khajuria, Malik Ashraf, Ghulam Nabi Ganie, Yousuf Shah and others also spoke on the occasion.
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