Tamil Nadu assured pension scheme: The chief minister of Tamilnadu MK Stalin, has finally given a green signal for the Assured pension scheme for Government employees. The State Government employees will get an assured pension as per the scheme announcement. The Chief Minister, MK Stalin, made this announcement on 3rd January regarding the TAPS Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme. This scheme is only for the government employees in the state, where they will get a pension equal to 50% of their last drawn basic pay. TAPS Pension provide the stability for all the Government employees, and all of them get a guaranteed pension after their retirement. The Chief Minister also mentioned that this scheme would be much better than the old pension scheme and provide financial security to the Government employees and their families.
The beneficiaries under the scheme will need to pay only 10% of their basic salary into the Pension Fund, and the remaining amount will be added by the state government to meet the assured pension criteria. 200 people who are interested in getting more information regarding the scheme, just look at this article where we explain every important aspect of the scheme, including eligibility for the Government employees and other information.
TAPS Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme 2026
The Tamil Nadu State government has finally fulfilled the demand of Government employees and teachers by implementing the TAPS Scheme all over the state. The scheme is as similar as the old pension scheme and provides similar benefits to the Government employees. The government include 50% of the last on salary as an assured pension. The scheme will cost around Rs 11000 crore financial burden on the state government. The Government employees in the teacher in Tamilnadu adimanding for this old pension scheme restoration from many years, and now the DMK party has finally approved the demand.
During the 2021 assembly election, the DMK party had promised that they would hey produce the Ops scheme. Now the government has changed the name of the scheme to the TAPS Scheme. This is one of the primary demands of all the government employees and teachers in the state. The newly announced scheme provides guaranteed financial stability and security to all employees and teachers. Now, next we are going to explain the other benefits under the scheme provided by the state Government.
TAPS Highlights
| Scheme Name | Tamil Nadu Assured Pension TAPS |
| Launch Date | 3 January |
| Launch By | CM M.K Stalin |
| Benefit | pension from 50% last drawn salary |
| Employees Contribution | 10% of basic pay |
| Other Benefits | CPS Retires also get minimum pension |
| Who is Eligible | Government Employees and Teachers |
| Family Benefit | 60% Pension after death of pensioner |
| Gratuity | upto Rs 25 Lakh |
| DA | Increases every 6 months |
Benefit of the TAPS Scheme
- The government also provides dearness allowance DA Hikes every 6 months.
- The Government employees only need to contribute 10%. Then, removing amount is given by the state government under the scheme.
- In case of a pensioner the 60% of the last withdrawal on pension will be given to the family nominee or other eligible member.
- In case of death or retirement during the service, the government provide upto Rs 25 lakh gratuity. This amount will be given on the basis of their total surface.
- The government provide the pension facility to every retired person irrespective of he they retired without completing the service. As per the new scheme.
- The main aim of the government is to provide financial stability after retirement to every government employee.
- Along with this, the special compassionate pension is also given to the Employees who are members of the contributory pension scheme, and to those who retired without getting any pension.
Eligibility
- Only the Government employees are eligible for the scheme.
- The government teachers under the scheme and also eligible.
- TAPS pension scheme for all Tamil Nadu employees.
- The employees who are under our pension scheme are also eligible for TAPS and get a special compensation pension.
Pension Amount
The pension amount will be decided on the basis of 50% of the last drawn monthly basic pay.
How is TAPS Different from OPS?
- In the old pensions scheme, there is a defined benefit provided by the government, but in the case of an assured pension scheme government provides an assured benefit to the Government employees.
- In case of ops or old pension scheme, there is no contribution from the employee’s side, but in the new assured pension scheme, there is 10% of basic pay by the employees.
- In both cases, the official bird and the government are high, but in an assured pension, this burden is shared between both the employees and the government.
- Both schemes provide retirement security to the government employees.
FAQ
This is a new pension scheme for the Government employees and teachers, where the government provides e pension of 50% of the last drawn basic pay, and 10% contributions from the employees, in the remaining will be provided by the state.
The Tamil Nadu State Government launched the TAPS pension scheme.
The launch date of the scheme is 3 January 2026.
All the Government employees and teachers are eligible for the scheme.
In the OPS old pension scheme, there was no employee contribution, but in the case of TAPS, there will be a 10% employee contribution to the pension amount.
The Government employees will get up to Rs 25 Lakh gratuity under the scheme.