Kumar Bahukhandi
Maharashtra: A day after the announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) by the Central Government, the Maharashtra Government on Sunday August 25 approved this scheme for state employees as well. Maharashtra has become the first state to implement this scheme of the Center in its state. On Sunday today August 25 , the Maharashtra Cabinet approved this scheme. In such a situation, now the ways have been cleared for the implementation of UPS in place of New Pension Scheme (NPS) in the state.
Although , the central government said that about 23 lakh central government employees will get benefits under the Unified Pension Scheme. Even if the state governments implement this scheme, its benefits will be given. At the time of announcing this scheme, the central government had said that the state governments can also implement it. The Unified Pension Scheme or UPS has been designed to offer better financial security to government employees by guaranteeing fixed pension and family pension. Apart from this, as inflation increases, there is also a provision for increase in pension under this scheme.
