The announcement was made by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Finance, Suresh Khanna.
Lucknow: On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet resolved to offer a one-time selection of the old pension scheme (OPS) to state government employees, staff of government-aided educational institutions, and employees of autonomous bodies funded by the state, where the pension scheme was previously implemented and financed by the state’s consolidated fund. The announcement was made by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Finance, Suresh Khanna.
Employees appointed on or after April 1, 2005, whose post advertisements were published before March 28, 2005—the date the UP government issued the National Pension System notification—will be given the option.
A notification issued on March 28, 2005, stated that employees joining the service of the state government, autonomous institutions under government control, and government-aided educational institutions, where the current state employee pension scheme is active and financed by the state government’s consolidated fund, would be enrolled in the National Pension System from April 1, 2005, onwards.
The central government issued orders on March 3, 2023, stating that any central employee appointed on or after January 1, 2004, for a vacancy advertised before the December 22, 2003 notification regarding the implementation of NPS, will be granted a one-time option to choose the old pension scheme, according to his statement.
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The cabinet has sanctioned the expansion of the Varanasi, Bareilly, and Moradabad development authorities to include additional revenue villages. Finance Minister Suresh Khanna announced that the expansion would encompass 215 revenue villages within the Varanasi Development Authority. Additionally, the Bareilly Development Authority will incorporate 35 revenue villages, and the Moradabad Development Authority will include 71 revenue villages.
