Maha govt employees to get monetary benefits equal to OPS, call off strike

The government employees were on an indefinite strike since March 14 demanding restoration of the OPS, which was discontinued in 2005

Maharashtra CM, Eknath Shinde
Eknath Shinde
Press Trust of India Mumbai
1 min read Last Updated : Mar 20 2023 | 6:53 PM IST

Maharashtra government employees agitating for restoration of the old pension scheme on Monday called off a week-long strike after a successful meeting between their representatives and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over key demand, a union leader said.

Vishwas Katkar, the striking unions coordination committee's convenor, said the state government has 'in principle' agreed to extend monetary benefits equivalent to the OPS to employees who are part of the New Pension System (NPS). The government employees were on an indefinite strike since March 14 demanding restoration of the OPS, which was discontinued in 2005.

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Topics :pensionMaharashtraMaharashtra government

First Published: Mar 20 2023 | 6:53 PM IST

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