Atal Pension Yojana records total gross enrolments of over 7 crore
This big milestone of the scheme is coming in its 10th year of rollout of the scheme.
This big milestone of the scheme is coming in its 10th year of rollout of the scheme.
NPS Vatsalya is a pension scheme designed for minors. This initiative was rolled out across 75 locations nationwide with over 250 PRANs (permanent retirement account numbers) being allocated to young subscribers.
The new BJP Government in the State is actively considering extending fiscal assistance to families of freedom fighters, who immensely contributed towards freeing the country from British rule.
Adversaries of the Old Pension Scheme are honing their lethal weapons by the day to bludgeon the New Pension Scheme. Yet the governments of five states, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh have already reintroduced the Old Pension Scheme.
The Old Pension Scheme assured life-long income post-retirement. Under this scheme, the retired employees got a pension under a pre-determined formula which was equivalent to 50 per cent of the last drawn basic pay scale.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur criticised Congress members for staging walkout from house and said it has become a norm for Congress members to walkout from the house.
The Union Cabinet also cleared an initiative for controlling Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support livestock rearing farmers.
As of October 27, 2018, the number of APY subscribers from Uttar Pradesh stood at 17.90 lakh, Bihar 11.16 lakh, undivided Andhra Pradesh 11.28 lakh, Maharashtra 10 lakh and Karnataka 9.15 lakh.
