Comments sought by DOP&PW from DoE on NPS – Rajya Sabha QA

Comments sought by DOP&PW from DoE on New Pension Scheme (NPS) to Old Pension Scheme (OPS) – Rajya Sabha QA

Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.221
TO BE ANSWERED ON, 19TH JULY, 2022/ASHADHA 28 1944 (SAKA)

COMMENTS SOUGHT BY DOP&PW FROM DOE ON NPS

QUESTION

221: Shri Neeraj Shekhar:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

(a) whether Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoP&PW) has sought comments of Department of Expenditure (DoE) to exclude those officials from the purview of New Pension Scheme (NPS) and to cover them under Old Pension Scheme (OPS) whose advertisements for recruitment were issued before 01/01/2004 in view of various Supreme Court judgments in this regard;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether DoE has furnished it’s comments to DoP&PW;

(d) if so, the full details of the comments; and

(e) if not, the reason for delay?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE
(SHRI PANKAJ CHOUDHARY)

(a) No Sir.

(b) to (e) Does not arise

Source: Rajya Sabha