By formulating the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS), the DMK government has done its best to resist the temptation of returning to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for its employees. It has sought to strike a middle path in its implementation of a key electoral promise made before the 2021 Assembly election and the need for fiscal prudence. Apart from nearly two lakh employees under the OPS, there are around six lakh government staff under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) since April 2003. Death-cum-retirement gratuity, an OPS feature, has been included. The main factor against the OPS is the feature of pension reset with the implementation of recommendations of every Pay Commission.

Source: The Hindu January 08, 2026 02:13 UTC