# Jammu and Kashmir government counts first five years of ReT teachers as pension service 2026-09-21T09:32:13+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday informed the Legislative Assembly that the initial five years of pre-regularisation service of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers will be counted as notional qualifying service for pension and retirement benefits. The provision was already sanctioned through Cabinet Decision 115/09/2014 and notified via Government Order 469-Edu of 2014. Replying to MLA Reyaz Ahmad Khan, the government clarified that ReT teachers regularised before January 1, 2010 fall under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), while those regularised after that date come under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) as per SRO-400 of 2009 and a 2012 Finance Department memorandum. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Greater Kashmir's coverage of the ReT teachers' pension announcement is straight reporting from the Assembly floor, carrying the government's clarification without opposition or teacher-group comment. The story leads with the qualifying-service provision and notes the OPS/NPS split without framing either as a concession or a denial. A balanced reading notes the government is implementing a 2014 cabinet decision rather than announcing a new benefit. What remains absent is any figure for how many teachers fall into each pension category or the fiscal impact. The Assembly record provides the official position, teachers' actual experience of the pension split will be tested when claims reach the finance department for processing. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com - greaterkashmir.com Tags: Jammu and Kashmir, New Pension Scheme, Old Pension Scheme, Rehbar-e-Taleem Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jk-govt-ret-teachers-initial-5-years-to-count-as-pension-service/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jk-govt-ret-teachers-initial-5-years-to-count-as-pension-service/#story-in-brief