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New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticised the Narendra Modi government over the latest Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) and said the ‘U’ in UPS represents the frequent inconsistency of the Modi government.
The Congress leader shared a post on his official account X, saying that after June 4, the power of the people had triumphed over the arrogance of the prime minister’s authority.
“The ‘U’ in UPS represents a U-turn in policy by the Modi govt! After June 4, people power triumphed over the PM’s arrogant power. Cut the budget on long term capital gains/indexation. Send the Waqf Bill to the JPC. Cut the Broadcasting Bill. Cut lateral entry,” the post read.
The ‘U’ in UPS stands for the Modi government’s U-turn!
After June 4th, the power of the people triumphed over the prime minister’s arrogance of power.
— Budget cuts on long-term capital gains/indexation
— Send Waqf Bill to JPC
— Broadcast rollback… pic.twitter.com/DJbDoEyl6g
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 25, 2024
“We will continue to ensure accountability and protect 140 million Indians from this despotic government!” he added.
Unified Pension Plan
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved the Unified Pension Scheme. After the meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishna interacted with the media and said that around 23 lakh central government employees will benefit from the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).
“Today, the Union Cabinet approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) to provide guaranteed pension to government employees…50 per cent guaranteed pension is the first pillar of the scheme…The second pillar will be guaranteed family pension…Around 23 lakh central government employees will benefit from the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)…Employees will be able to choose between NPS and UPS,” he said, according to ANI.
Under the scheme, government employees will receive a guaranteed pension of 50% of their average basic salary in the 12 months before retirement, with a minimum service of 25 years. The salary will be proportional to employees with shorter service, according to a press release issued by the Cabinet.
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