The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal that offers State government employees who joined service after November 2005 on the basis of recruiting advertisements issued before that date the option of availing the benefits of the old pension scheme (OPS).
The decision comes days after government and semi-government employees struck work, demanding the restoration of the OPS.
“It was decided in the Cabinet meeting today to give the old pension scheme option to those employees who joined government service on or after November 1, 2005 as per the advertisements before November 1, 2005,” said a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office after the meeting. “Such government officers and employees are being given a one-time option to implement provisions of the Maharashtra Civil Service Pension Rules, 1982, Maharashtra Civil Service Pension Rules, 1984 and General Provident Fund and Ancillary Rules on the lines of the Central Government,” it added.
