Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- Amid escalating protests, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab remains undecided on the modalities of restoring the old pension scheme (OPS) for employees in the state even three years after announcing its return.

The state government announced its intent to bring back the old pension scheme in place of the new pension scheme (NPS) in September 2022, and followed it up with a notification two months later, but there has been no further administrative action towards its restoration till date. The finance department has yet to issue the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for implementing the decision. Punjab has two lakh government employees who joined service after the state switched fr...