NPS contribution of employees recruited against posts advertised before 15 May

SHIMLA 9th July, 2026

2003 to be deposited in GPF accounts

A spokesperson of the state government has informed that the first major decision taken by the present state government was to restore the Old Pension Scheme to its employees. The notification for the implementation of the scheme was issued by the Finance Department stating the scheme has been implemented from 1 April, 2023.
The spokesperson said that the state government has always been committed to the welfare of its employees and various steps have been taken to ensure their benefits from time to time. Now, the government has decided that employees, recruited to various government departments against posts advertised before 15 May, 2003 would be covered under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.
As per the decision, contributions under National Pension System (NPS) of all such employees who are still in the service would be transferred from their NPS accounts to their General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts. They will also receive interest on this amount at the applicable GPF rates.
The spokesperson added that retired employees will also be covered under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, and their pension will be paid from the date of their retirement.
This decision is expected to benefit thousands of government employees who were appointed against posts advertised before 15 May, 2003.