{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:15:13.487Z","data":{"id":"inc-tg-2023-025","text":"Scrap CPS and restore the Old Pension Scheme for government employees","quote":"ప్రస్తుతం ఉన్న CPS విధానాన్ని రద్దు చేసి ఓల్డ్ పెన్షన్ (OPS) విదానాన్ని అమలు చేస్తాం.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"te","quoteEnglish":"We will abolish the current CPS and implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).","page":26,"sector":"governance","measurability":"measurable","importance":"major","deadline":"2028-12-08","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":1,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"medium","reason":"CPS was still in force in September 2026, when employees protested statewide. After talks on 9 September 2026 the government discussed a committee to study replacing CPS with OPS within three months. Provisional rating.","evidence":[{"date":"2026-09-01","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Telangana Today","title":"Telangana employees stage protests demanding scrapping of CPS and restoration of OPS","url":"https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-employees-stage-protests-demanding-scrapping-of-cps-and-restoration-of-ops","quote":"Government employees, pensioners and others staged protests at the Secretariat and various places across the State on Tuesday, demanding that the Congress government abolish the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and reintroduce the Old Pension System (OPS).","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2026-09-09","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Deccan Chronicle","title":"Staff Defer 'Chalo Hyderabad' Rally After Govt Assurances","url":"https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/staff-defer-chalo-hyderabad-rally-after-govt-assurances-1986232","quote":"On CPS, the government discussed constituting a committee to conduct a comprehensive study within three months on the feasibility of replacing the contributory pension system with the OPS.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["ops","pension","employees"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"inc-tg-2023","partyId":"inc","electionId":"tg-2023"}}