Fact check: Is Centre doing away with NPS?
New Delhi, Jun 2: A WhatsApp message doing rounds claimed that the Cabinet Committee meeting was held on May 29 to do away with the New Pension Scheme and there was a unanimous decision on going back to the old pension scheme.
"A Cabinet Committee meeting was held on 29/5.22 to do away with the NPS (new pension scheme) and bring all state/central govt employees under the old pension scheme. There was a unanimous decision to ensure steady pension to all employees as a welfare measure," the message read.
The message also claimed that the Finance Ministry assured that sufficient budget provisions are available to give pension to all employees and including all personnel appointed in 2004 and afterwards.
"It is requested that the all departments under the central and state governments to kindly work out the additional burden to the exchequer and sent it to DoP&T with a copy to MoF before 25th August, so that this can be implemented by March 2023," the message added.
However, the Press Information Bureau has clarified that no such meeting had taken place and it is a "fake" message. No such decision or proposal is under consideration by the Government of India.
A message doing the rounds on Social Media regarding a Cabinet meeting held on 29 May 2022 is wrong, misleading and baseless.#PIBFactCheck
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 2, 2022
▶️ This WhatsApp forward is FAKE
▶️ No such decision or proposal is under consideration by GoI. pic.twitter.com/jD9cEosRvK
National Pension System Trust (NPS Trust) is a specialised division of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India.
The
National
Pension
System
(NPS)
is
a
voluntary
defined
contribution
pension
system
in
India.
The
Centre
told
in
March
that
there
is
no
proposal
to
reintroduce
old
pension
scheme
to
Central
Government
civil
employees
joined
on
or
after
01.01.2004
under
consideration
of
the
Government
of
India.
However, Chattishgarh is the first state in India to restore the old pension scheme, which gives 50 per cent of the employee's salary as pension.
Fact Check
Claim
Cabinet meeting held to do away with (new pension scheme).
Conclusion
The Centre has no plans to restore old pension scheme. The viral message is fake.