The government’s proposal to implement Guaranteed Pension Scheme (GPS) instead of Old Pension Scheme is strongly opposed by teacher unions.
In a statement on Tuesday, AP United Teachers’ Federation (UTF) State president N. Venkateswarlu and general secretary K.S.S. Prasad said in the “consultative” talks held with the representatives of the employees Joint Action Committee (JAC) on Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), the government offered to instead, implement GPS, which was unacceptable to the federation.