Tamil Nadu: The Chennai High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to respond to a case filed by a retired school teacher against the new guaranteed pension scheme.
Renauka Devi, a retired government-aided school teacher, filed a petition in the Madras High Court. The petition stated that the new assured pension scheme would be implemented from January 2026. Consequently, those who retired before December 31, 2025, would not be able to receive pension benefits. Government employees who contributed under the Contributory Pension Scheme are also entitled to receive pensions. Therefore, denying it is wrong. The Contributory Pension Scheme was introduced to reduce the government’s financial burden. Therefore, government employees should be paid pensions regardless of their retirement date.
The Finance Minister has stated that LIC has ₹73,000 crore under the Contributory Pension Scheme. Therefore, there will be no problem in providing pensions to government employees who retired before December 2025. Because the amount paid under the Contributory Pension Scheme also attracts interest, he sought an interim order granting him a monthly pension of ₹8,430, plus dearness allowance, under the old pension scheme.
The matter came up for hearing on Wednesday before Judge P.D. Asha. The judge ordered the Tamil Nadu government to respond to the petition by March 26 and adjourned the hearing.
