Old Pension Scheme (OPS)

The Gujarat government has made a significant decision to provide the benefit of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to state government employees who were recruited before 2005.

A total of 60,254 state employees will benefit from this inclusion in the OPS.

Despite a previous clause stating that government employees joining service on or after April 1, 2005, would not be eligible for certain benefits, this decision has made it possible for those who were appointed and subsequently confirmed in their positions to avail the OPS benefits.

Additionally, these employees will now receive a higher transfer allowance as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

Notably, this decision was taken in a cabinet meeting held today at the State Secretariat in Gandhinagar, which was chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

Ministers Rushikesh Patel, Jagdish Vishwakarma, and Bachu Khabad addressed a presser today, where they announced several decisions taken by the cabinet.

CM Patel, along with several of his ministers and representatives of the government employee organisations, marked their presence at the Secretariat today in this meeting.

The decision to hold a cabinet meeting today instead of the regular Wednesday, without any agenda, had confounded the political and administrative circles of the entire state.

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