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INCTelangana 2023Governancemeasurable

Scrap CPS and restore the Old Pension Scheme for government employees

“ప్రస్తుతం ఉన్న CPS విధానాన్ని రద్దు చేసి ఓల్డ్ పెన్షన్ (OPS) విదానాన్ని అమలు చేస్తాం.”

English: “We will abolish the current CPS and implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).”

— Abhaya Hastam - Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Manifesto, Assembly Elections 2023, page 26 · source
KAAM CHALU HAIIn progressprovisional

The verdict

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.

Rule applied: In progress: deadline not reached; rating is provisional and not counted in the final score

⏳ 795 din baakiImplied deadline (end of term): 8 Dec 2028Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
1/10prov.

Evidence timeline

  1. News1 Sept 2026· Telangana Todaysupports
    Telangana employees stage protests demanding scrapping of CPS and restoration of OPS ↗

    “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).”

  2. News9 Sept 2026· Deccan Chroniclesupports
    Staff Defer 'Chalo Hyderabad' Rally After Govt Assurances ↗

    “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.”

More governance promises from this manifesto

Promise ID inc-tg-2023-025 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON