The Congress will compel the Centre to implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in the entire country, mentioned Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asserting that the committee on the brand new pension scheme (NPS) was constituted beneath strain mounted by his social gathering.
Gehlot additionally introduced to improve previous age pension from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 if the Congress authorities retains energy in Rajasthan.
“Under the chairmanship of finance secretary, the Centre has fashioned a committee to discover out a means ahead for what could be performed after combining OPS and NPS.
They fashioned the committee after we mounted strain,” he mentioned.
The chief minister was addressing a ‘Kisan Mahasammelan’ in Maulasar of Nagaur district on the sidelines of inflation reduction camp assessment.
On April 6, the Union Finance Ministry arrange a committee beneath Finance Secretary T V Somanathan to assessment the pension system for presidency staff.
The committee would counsel whether or not in the sunshine of the present framework and construction of the National Pension System, as relevant to authorities staff, any adjustments therein are warranted.
“They (Centre) have developed a thinking (about OPS). Now, they are facing a problem that how to save their face,” Gehlot mentioned.
He mentioned that OPS is a revolutionary determination and it will not be reversed.
“The OPS shouldn’t be going to be reversed. If our authorities comes once more, then we will uphold it. But, we will compel the Centre to implement it in the entire country.
We are progressing with this considering,” Gehlot mentioned.
He mentioned that India is among the many prime six-seven largest economies of the world due to the plans and schemes made in 70 years and never due to the Narendra Modi authorities.
“I would like to say that Right to Social Security law be enacted in the country. This is my demand from Modi ji,” he mentioned.
Later, speaking to reporters, Gehlot mentioned that the brand new Parliament constructing ought to have been inaugurated by the President.
“It is unfortunate that PM Modi inaugurated it. The President should have inaugurated it. Even the Rajasthan Assembly was inaugurated by the President,” Gehlot mentioned.
When requested about PM Modi’s proposed tour to Ajmer on May 31, the chief minister mentioned they (BJP) have a loads of leaders and assets, however they don’t have any situation.
Exuding confidence that the Congress will retain energy in Rajasthan, Gehlot mentioned that the folks in Karnataka have given BJP a reply and now the identical will occur in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Congress in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa mentioned that PM Modi promised to give Rs 6,000 to farmers, however it’s not being given.
“I want to ask Modi ji… he had promised to give Rs 6,000 to farmers in 2019. Where the promise has gone in 2022,” Randhawa mentioned.
He alleged that at any time when elections come, the prime minister makes guarantees and later forgets them.
Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra mentioned that PM Modi did solely hole guarantees to the farmers whereas the Gehlot authorities waived off cooperative loans of farmers in the state.
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