The Sadou Asam Karmachari Parishad (SAKP) has urged the Assam government to speed up implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for state government employees whose recruitment process began before January 2005, saying delays persist even after the Finance Department collected relevant employee data. The organisation has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma seeking immediate verification of the data and final orders allowing eligible employees to move from the New Pension Scheme (NPS) to the OPS.
SAKP President Kumud Kumar Kataki and Secretary General Pranabjyoti Bhuyan said the transition is in line with the Centre’s Office Memorandum dated February 17, 2020, and an Assam Finance Department communication issued on March 28, 2025. Under the provisions cited by the organisation, employees whose recruitment process was initiated before January 2005 are eligible to opt for the Old Pension Scheme.
The parishad said the Finance Department had already gathered information from various state government departments, but the process had not yet led to concrete implementation. It urged the government to act without further delay, arguing that employees who have served the state for decades should not remain uncertain about their retirement benefits.
Separately, SAKP announced a three-month deadline for individuals involved in ongoing legal disputes against the organisation to withdraw their cases. The decision was taken at the parishad’s Central Executive Body meeting on November 1, 2026. The organisation has offered the litigants an opportunity to withdraw all pending cases unconditionally within three months.
SAKP spokesperson Sailendra Pandey said the organisation remained committed to protecting government employees’ interests while ensuring accountability within its own ranks. Kataki and Bhuyan said the Central Executive Body had authorised the president and secretary general to pursue all pending legal proceedings to their conclusion if the litigants failed to withdraw their cases within the stipulated period.
Original Source: https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-employees-body-seeks-immediate-implementation-of-old-pension-scheme-1472739-2026-11-08?utm_source=rssfeed
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Publish Date: 2026-11-08 10:16:00
