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Only Mamata Banerjee's Bengal continues lifetime pension-system for Govt Employees : Tripura’s Pension system removed by BJP Govt
TIWN Feb 4, 2019
Only Mamata Banerjee's Bengal continues lifetime pension-system for Govt Employees : Tripura’s Pension system removed by BJP Govt
PHOTO : Left : Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Right : Biplab Deb met PM Modi. TIWN File Photos.

AGARTALA, Feb 4 (TIWN): After BJP led State Govt in Tripura has decided to adopt a New Pension Scheme followed by the National Pension scheme-2004, huge resentments have been brewed among the new job holders as from 2018 (BJP Govt) whoever was appointed under Govt Depts will not be benefited by whole-life pension facility. Earlier CPI-M ruled Tripura and Trinamool ruled Bengal only had that unique facility for the job holders but now only the West Bengal is the state gives pensions. When BJP is challenging Mamata Banerjee’s Govt, it’s for sure once BJP to be in power Bengal’s pension facility to be removed. Moreover, with a shocking outcome it has been known, no pensioner has received their hiked pensions yet on the 2nd month of the year. This has too triggered huge tension among the pensioners in Tripura. Already in the name of 7th Pay Commission a huge JUMLA was given to the Govt job holders. BJP-IPFT Govt in the name of 7th Pay Commission had hiked 0.32 factor of the salary, a 14% of the total salary.The effect instead of the promised 2016 was given from 2018’s October, but for the whole year no salary was increased, whereas till now there is no development for the pensioners.

Earlier, after the announcement in State Assembly, CPI-M MLA Badal Choudhury said, only Tripura in CPI-M’s time and West Bengal rejected the Congress Govt led NPS (National Pension Scheme). 

Amid low salaries of employees, National Pension Scheme is nothing but another "JUMLA".

“Congress Govt started the NPS in 2004 but only CPI-M in Tripura and Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal had saved the previous pension scheme, which goes against the cruelty of No Pension”, Badal Choudhury said.

Opposition claimed that pensions are the fundamental rights of employees and govt should not leave their staffs at old age.

Tripura was the last state to continue pension with its limited capacity except West Bengal. Once the pension scheme is changed, then it will be tough for new state govt to implement the new schemes, say experts.

However, state govt in it’s notification said, “Pension liabilities growing over years. The situation has been aggravated as there is no asset to back this liabilities… Pension  liabilities of the Govt of Tripura has been increased from Rs. 267.35 croes  in 2006-07 Rs.1606.01 which Is 6 times jump in the pension expenditure…The State govt has approved the new defined contributory pension scheme to all to all new entrants to state govt service joining on or after 2018, July 1st”.

The New NPS (National Pension Scheme) will also be applicable for fixed pay employees under the state govt who are being appointed to a fixed post appointed created by keeping regular pay post in abeyance on or after July 1st, 2018.

Thus employees joined since July 1st will not come under Central Civil Services rules 1972 as adopted by the Govt of of Tripura. They will not be entitled to GPF (General Provident Fund).

However the law will be applicable only for those employees who will be recruited from July, 2018.

When comparison comes between BJP and Trinamool Govt, Mamata Banerjee gives Rs. 5000 to each farmer twice in a year cash, whereas BJP in the name of various schemes have looted farmers “premium”.

 

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