Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader John Brittas has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urging the Government to extend the June 30, 2025 deadline for exercising the option to join the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).

In a letter to the Finance Minister, CPI (M) MP highlighted several critical "ambiguities and unanswered questions" regarding the scheme - particularly in relation to death and disability benefits, voluntary retirement scenarios, tax implications, and other key aspects.

"While UPS is being positioned as a replacement for the National Pension System, a number of legitimate and fundamental questions raised by stakeholders remain unanswered, making it extremely difficult fo...