Poll time: Shinde says old pension scheme may be implemented

SENSING the significance of the old pension scheme among government employees who comprise a good chunk of voters, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Thursday told the protesting government staff that the government would decide on the scheme in the Budget session of the state assembly likely in February-March

- SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI

"Two senior secretaries of the state government will study the recommendations of the Subodh Kumar committee and give recommendations on the OPS," said Shinde hours after government and semi-government employees and officials struck work to press for their demand for restoring the OPS.