Leaders of various teacher unions condemned the government’s decision to implement the Guaranteed Pension Scheme (GPS) by passing the GPS Bill in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, and said that September 27 would be remembered as a “dark day.”
In a statement, Andhra Pradesh United Teachers’ Federation (UTF) State president and general secretary N. Venkateswarlu and K. S. S. Prasad respectively said it was a “dark day” for the government employees and teachers in the State.
They said the government remained indifferent to the series of protests staged by the employees opposing the GPS and demanding restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), and took a unilateral stand on the key issue.
