Introduction
The news came out quietly, almost like it didn’t want to disturb anyone. But it did. The Tripura government decided to regularise pensions for more than 13,000 employees. People who’ve been waiting. Hoping. Maybe even giving up a little. And suddenly—this move.
Main Details
These employees were promoted on an ad-hoc basis back in 2021. Not regular posts. Just temporary upgrades because promotions had been stuck since 2015. The system had frozen. No new vacancies. No hierarchy movement. Nothing.
Because of this mess, when some of these employees retired, their pensions dropped. Lower benefits. Lower hopes. It didn’t feel fair. A committee led by Justice Arindam Lodh looked into it and said—fix it. Regularise it. Treat them as properly promoted.
Background
Tripura’s state machinery had a backlog. From 2018–19 to 2024–25, nearly 31,056 govt posts went vacant. Just empty chairs. Group A, B, C, D… everywhere. So the government used ad-hoc promotions as a patchwork solution. Temporary relief, not a cure.
But when the time came for pension calculation, this “temporary” tag turned into a problem. The benefits didn’t match their actual duties. And frustration built up slowly, year after year.
Latest Updates
The Tripura Cabinet finally approved the proposal to regularise pension benefits of 13,082 employees. Big announcement. Big sigh of relief for many families. But there’s one line that changes everything—“subject to the outcome of the Supreme Court petition.”
If the apex court rules against it, everything could roll back. But for now, people are hopeful. The state will place the decision before the court and wait. And waiting has kind of become normal for them.
Conclusion
This isn’t just a pension update. It’s a story of delays. And fixes. And people who gave years to the system but didn’t know if the system would give back. For now—it finally did. Maybe not fully. Maybe not perfectly. But the direction feels right.
Photo Credits: Freepik – Designed by Freepik.
0 Comments