New Pension Rules: Government Takes Major Decision on Pension, These People Will No Longer Receive Pension

New Pension Rules: The central government has taken a major decision regarding the pension scheme. According to this decision, if you work in any public sector unit and are sacked from your job for any reason, you will not receive the benefits that are available after retirement. For this, the ministry has amended the rules and issued a notification on May 22, 2025. The ministry itself will decide whether the decision to sack the employees is right or wrong. If the decision to dismiss the employees is correct, then they will not receive any kind of benefit.

New Pension Rules

Let us tell you that the government has made changes to the Central Civil Services Pension Rules 2021. According to the new rule that has been made, if an employee of any public sector unit is sacked before retirement due to any mistake or wrongdoing, such a person will not be given any benefits that are available after retirement. In such cases, the employee cannot avail benefits like pension and gratuity.

Along with this, the notification provides information about the rules, stating that the decision to sack employees will be reviewed by the ministry. If the decision to dismiss the employees is proven wrong, the ministry can reverse it and reinstate the employees to their jobs.

What Were the Old Rules That Have Been Changed

Under the old rules, when a person working in a public sector unit was sacked or removed from their job, they would still receive all the benefits available after retirement. But now, this will not happen.

Which Employees Will This Rule Apply To

Let us inform you that this rule applies to all employees working in the railways. However, it does not apply to officer-level employees such as IAS, IPS, and IFSC. This rule applies to all those employees who were appointed before December 31, 2003