PMK founder S. Ramadoss criticised State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan’s contention that it would not be financially viable to re-implement the old pension scheme in Tamil Nadu, as promised by the DMK in its election manifesto and said Tamil Nadu must implement it immediately just like Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.
In a statement, he said the new pension scheme had not been implemented in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Indian judiciary.
“The reason is that the old pension scheme provides social protection, which the new pension scheme does not. The scheme that has been rejected by the army and judiciary should not be imposed on government employees,” he said.
