Lower qualifying years of service to 20 for assured pension under UPS: Employee representatives

Central government employee representatives are advocating for further relaxations in the rules of the newly unveiled Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). They propose reducing the qualifying years of service for an assured pension to 20 years from the current 25. This would benefit employees who join government service late and ensure enhanced coverage under UPS. They are also pushing for an increase in monthly emoluments to build the lump sum payment and for the introduction of an additional pension for retirees above 80 years of age, similar to the Old Pension Scheme.