Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Wednesday gave final opportunity till January 31, 2025 to Employers to upload wage details etc. regarding over 3.1 Lakh pending applications for Pension on Higher Wages.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Monday claimed that the addition of 80,000 new old-age pensioners in Delhi is a result of BJP’s efforts and political pressure.
Union Minister of Labour and Employment and Chairperson, Central Board of Trustees, EPF, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has approved the proposal for a Centralised Pension Payment System (CPPS) for Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995.
The recent introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) by the Centre aims to balance the conflicting demands of fiscal responsibility and guaranteed pensions for public employees.
Under the Universal Pension Scheme, people belonging to the SC and ST communities will start getting pension from the age of 50.
Accordingly, SPARSH has been successfully disbursing monthly pensions to over five lakh pensioners, including 4.47 lakh pensioners who migrated from the legacy system to SPARSH (post 01.01.2016 retirees) up to 31 March 2022.
Lieutenant General DS Hooda (Retd) in a tweet said: "Veterans complaining of pension stopped without explanation. For most, this is the only source of income. Is this how the we say 'Thank you for your service to the nation'? Request @rajnathsingh to intervene."
The number of dependents of freedom fighters receiving a family pension of Rs 9,000 per month and Rs 500 medical allowance is 872.
The decision was taken in a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to grant revised pension/family pension to about 1.73 lakh pensioners/family pensioners of the state from 1st February, 2022, an official said.
At a conference of SSCOs held in Mohali, Chandigarh, on 12 February, these officers also decided to press for their demand claiming representation through the electoral process as Punjab and four other states go to the polls this year.
