The Himachal Pradesh government decided to restore the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees, covered under National Pension System (NPS). The decision was taken in the first Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in Shimla.

• "The State Government has decided to provide OPS to all its NPS Employees to ensure that they live a respectable life after retirement," Sukhu said and added that this decision will benefit over 1.36 lakh NPS employees of the state.
• The restoration of the scheme was one of the key `guarantees` extended by the Congress party during the recently concluded Vidhan Sabha elections.