Assembly polls: The age-old debate on OPS vs NPS is not retired hurt, yet

NMOPS swings for the fences as it attempts to hit a home run with a non-negotiable demand: restore the earlier pension scheme with fixed returns

‘Vote ki chot’ (assault on the vote) is set to become the central campaign point for the National Mission for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS) in the upcoming five Assembly elections.

“We’re going to campaign with the slogan ‘Vote for OPS’,” said Vijay Kumar Bandhu, president of NMOPS, in an interview with Business Standard.

His voice still hoarse after the runaway success of a meeting at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan last week, which saw a massive turnout.

With a membership of around 2.2 million state and central government employees, both serving and retired, Bandhu and NMOPS (which has a large membership of