Thursday , October 10 2024

Agitation started again on the issue of old pension scheme, teachers protested by wearing black bands, strike on 23rd

Old Pension Scheme: Once again in Gujarat, employees of many other departments including teachers have protested against various pending demands including the old pension scheme.

Under the Gujarat State United Employees Front, teachers did their duty yesterday wearing black bands and on 16th all the employees will do their duty wearing black clothes. Whereas on 23rd there will be a protest in Gandhinagar.

Various government employees including teachers of government aided schools and teachers of government technical colleges in the state have started an agitation demanding the old pension scheme. A request has been made to remove the fixed salary scheme by including it in the old pension scheme.

Even during the Gujarat Assembly elections, a movement had started regarding the old pension scheme, now with the arrival of the Lok Sabha elections, the ghost of the old pension scheme has awakened again. Employees have been demanding this for a long time. Some issues were resolved in a meeting with a committee of five ministers on September 16, 2022 and assurances were given by the government on some issues, which have not been completed yet. It has been announced that the movement has been started again. It is noteworthy that in some states the new pension scheme has been canceled and the old pension scheme has been implemented.