Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Central govt teachers seek OPS, 65-year retirement age, more leave
Some teachers who work for central government schools in India asked a special group called the 8th Pay Commission for better pay, pensions, and working conditions.
The commission meets with different groups of workers and then makes recommendations about their jobs.
The teachers met the commission in New Delhi on August 7.
They want to bring back the Old Pension Scheme, an older pension system in which retired teachers receive a pension paid by the government.
They also want to be allowed to keep working until they turn 65 instead of retiring at 60.
The teachers asked for more time off, including 30 earned leave days, 14 casual leave days, and 20 medical leave days every year.
They also want fathers who are the only working parent at home to be able to take child care leave.
Teachers from many kinds of schools, such as Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, joined in the meeting.
The commission is still listening to many groups before it decides what to recommend.
A teachers' body under the All India NPS Employees' Federation (AINPSEF) submitted fresh demands to the 8th Pay Commission in New Delhi on August 7.
The delegation covered Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, Delhi government, Delhi MCD and NDMC schools, and Union Territory schools.
Key demands include restoring the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) over the National Pension System (NPS) and the offered Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), and raising the retirement age for central government school teachers from 60 to 65 years.
The body also sought 14 casual, 30 earned, and 20 medical leaves annually, Child Care Leave for male teachers who are the sole employed parent, and cashless medical facilities during service.
Promotion demands include a 50% departmental promotion quota for principal vacancies with a 25% examination quota, a new Head of Subject post, and higher grade pay for vice principals.
- Who
- Central government school teachers represented by a body under the All India NPS Employees' Federation (AINPSEF)
- What
- Placed fresh demands before the 8th Pay Commission on pension, retirement age, leave, healthcare, and promotions
- When
- August 7 (year not specified in the article)
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To seek uniform pay and improved pension, retirement, leave, and promotional benefits for central government teachers
Teachers' Union Demands
Fiscal Prudence Concerns
Pension scheme restoration
Teachers' Union Demands
Central government teachers want the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) restored, preferring the earlier non-contributory pension framework over NPS and the offered Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).
Fiscal Prudence Concerns
The 8th Pay Commission's terms of reference require it to consider economic conditions, fiscal prudence, the cost of non-contributory pension schemes, and the impact of its recommendations on state government finances.
- Demanding body
- Central government school teachers' body under the All India NPS Employees' Federation (AINPSEF)
- Meeting
- With the 8th Pay Commission in New Delhi on August 7
- Pension demand
- Restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS)
- Retirement age demand
- Increase from 60 to 65 years
- Leave demands
- 14 casual leaves, 30 earned leaves, 20 medical leaves per year
- Health benefits sought
- Cashless medical facilities during service; Delhi teachers seek choice between the Delhi Government Employees' Health Scheme and the Central Government Health Scheme after retirement
- Principal promotion
- 50% departmental promotion quota, 25% examination quota
- Proposed posts and pay
- New Head of Subject post with grade pay of ₹5,400; vice principal grade pay increased to ₹6,600