Chennai, Jan 31 (NationPress) PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has leveled accusations against the DMK government for intentionally misleading government employees and teachers regarding the recently introduced Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme. He claims that the scheme is merely theoretical and has yet to be put into practice.

In his remarks, Anbumani pointed out that the State government declared that the Assured Pension Scheme would commence on January 1, 2026. However, over 5,000 government employees who retired at the end of January have not received any official communications regarding their pension benefits under the new scheme, despite many qualifying for it.

“This unmistakably illustrates our long-held assertion that the DMK government has been systematically deceiving government employees and teachers,” he stated.

Anbumani reminisced that since 2003, Tamil Nadu has adhered to the New Pension Scheme, leading employees and teachers to protest for nearly 26 years for its discontinuation and a return to the Old Pension Scheme.

He highlighted that the DMK had assumed power with a promise to reinstate the Old Pension Scheme but has failed to deliver on that promise even after five years in governance.

Due to mounting frustration, government employees declared an indefinite strike starting January 6. In an effort to quell the unrest, the DMK government hastily announced the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme on January 3.

Anbumani expressed his concerns at that time, labeling the scheme as “deceptive” and not advantageous for employees. Although the government issued a Government Order on January 10, it created a misleading impression that the scheme had already been activated from January 1, 2026.

In reality, the order explicitly mentioned that implementation would only occur after detailed rules were established—a fact the government allegedly obscured.

On the final working day of January 2026, over 5,000 government employees are set to retire. If the scheme had been effectively put into action, eligible retirees would have received pension orders without delay, he asserted.

“No such orders have been issued. This has unveiled the government's deceit,” he claimed.

Anbumani further criticized the government for engaging in “political theatrics” by celebrating the announcement with select union leaders, while failing to operationalize the scheme.

He noted that, unlike the Old Pension Scheme, which is entirely funded by the government, the new assured scheme is financed through a 10 percent salary deduction from employees—similar to the New Pension Scheme—but offers significantly fewer benefits.

“The DMK government has even failed to execute this flawed scheme. That alone is sufficient to gauge the level of its betrayal towards government employees and teachers,” Anbumani concluded.