Perturbed by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s announcement that the government would promulgate an ordinance on the Guaranteed Pension Scheme (GPS), as a substitute for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), members of Andhra Pradesh CPS (Contributory Pension Scheme) Employees Association are gearing up for a ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ protest on September 1 with a slogan “Why not OPS”.
“This is downright deceit. The GPS being offered by the government as an alternative to the Old Pension Scheme has no guarantee. The YSR Congress government is ruling with an iron fist. This is unacceptable,” said associate president of the association M. Das.
Speaking to The Hindu on Tuesday, Mr. Das said the association would continue its fight till the government reverted to the Old Pension Scheme. “The ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ protest will be followed by a series of ‘Vote for OPS’ agitations across the State,” he said.
