Overview
- The three-member panel, led by IAS officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi with K. R. Shanmugam and Pratik Tayal, examined OPS, CPS and UPS for state employees.
- It delivered its findings to the Chief Minister at the Chennai Secretariat on December 30 with senior finance and administrative officials present.
- The committee followed months of consultations with unions, stakeholders and financial institutions and filed an interim report on October 1.
- JACTTO-GEO has called a statewide strike from January 6 demanding restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, citing a DMK election promise.
- The government has not announced a decision, while opposition parties urge action before the strike and elections approach.