The government has taken a decision to scrap the newly launched "Prottoy Scheme" applicable for the employees of the universities, self-governed, autonomous, state-owned, statutory and similar organizations of the country.
According to a press release of the Ministry of Finance, the decision to participate in the 'Prottoy Scheme' and the Universal Pension Scheme by the staff of the universities, self-governed, autonomous, state-owned, statutory and similar organizations has been scrapped.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the Universal Pension Scheme on August 17, 2023 under the Universal Pension Management Act, 2023 in order to bring people from all strata under a sustainable pension system.
The government took the decision following continuous non-cooperation by the teachers and
employees of all the public universities. As part of the non-cooperation movement, they went into strike programmes leaving all the academic and administrative activities suspended.
