Our simple demand is to resume OPS, says NMOPS state President Dakme Abo

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ITANAGAR: Hundreds of government employees on Monday joined the mass rally organized by the state unit of the National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS), demanding implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) by scrapping the new National Pension Scheme (NPS). Holding placards and banners and shouting slogans, participants marched from Akashdeep Complex to IG Park.

Speaking to the media, NMOPS state President Dakme Abo informed that this movement is not limited to Arunachal Pradesh and that a similar movement is being organized all over India. So, similar rallies are being organized in all the districts of Arunachal Pradesh, following the direction of the national team. Further, he informed that, as stated in the last press conference, the National Movement for the Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS) unit in Arunachal Pradesh is organizing a peaceful rally demanding the state government implement the OPS and replace the existing national pension scheme.

He also asserted that many states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and West Bengal have implemented the OPS to replace the NPS. "If other states can do the same, then why can't our state government do the same for the welfare of its own government employees? Since 2008, the NPS has been implemented in the state, so our simple demand is to resume the OPS," he added.