Shimla, Feb. 11 -- Himachal Pradesh public works minister Vikramaditya Singh said on Monday that the cabinet will take a call on whether to implement the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) or not.

"Whether to implement UPS or not will be discussed in the cabinet meeting. The profit and loss of the employees will be taken into consideration. Whatever reduces the financial burden on the state will be considered," he said.

The statement comes after the state received a letter from the Centre, asking for implementation of UPS and assuring financial assistance of Rs.1,600 crore.

UPS has been launched by the Centre with the aim of providing stable pension to government employees based on length of service and last withdrawn salary. Under the schem...