Abolish the NPS/CPS and reintroduce the Old Pension Scheme

The manifesto highlights promised to abolish the Contributory Pension Scheme, also known as the National Pension System, and reintroduce the Old Pension Scheme for state employees. No approved-source evidence was found that Telangana has notified the abolition of the contributory scheme or the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme as of July 2026; employee and pensioner associations were continuing to press the demand, and the fiscal cost of reverting to the Old Pension Scheme has been flagged in audit commentary. Because neither the abolition nor the restoration has been implemented, the verdict is pending, and the sustained inaction over more than two years makes it a candidate for a broken verdict. Budget: reverting to the Old Pension Scheme carries a significant recurring fiscal cost, and no approved-source evidence of a provision to implement it was found.