So far, however, only a few State Governments have initiated measures towards the introduction of a contributory pension scheme. A Group to Study the Pension Liabilities of the State Governments submitted its report in February 2003, which was published in February 2004.
Some of the major recommendations of the Group are: Introduction of contributory pension scheme/s which should be mandatory for all new employees of the State Governments in place of the existing non-contributory defined benefit pension scheme.