Letter to BS: Govt dilly-dallying issue of updating RBI's pension scheme

The moot is the double standards adopted by the government when it comes to its own employees versus bank employees

This refers to "Pension issue remains unresolved, Reserve Bank stares at union agitations"(December 26). No communication on the issue of updating pension of retired Reserve Bank of India (RBI) employees can strike a discordant note ahead of the New Year celebrations. The finance ministry has been dilly-dallying over the issue of improvement in the RBI's pension scheme despite the RBI management having submitted a plan in September itself.

It may be significant to recall that the United Forum of Bank Employees (UFBE), a representative body of all