Uttarakhand MLAs’ pension raised from ₹40k to ₹60k
Uttarakhand legislators are having A party time as the Pushkar Singh Dhami government has given them a pension hike of over 50 per cent, along with an annual increment of ₹3,000.
Uttarakhand legislators are having A party time as the Pushkar Singh Dhami government has given them a pension hike of over 50 per cent, along with an annual increment of ₹3,000.
The Odisha Cabinet on Friday approved nine key proposals including the hike in pension amount for the Persons with Disabilities and elderly persons of 80 years of age or above.
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 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.
Among several other initiatives announced by the KMC, of late, in a bid to ensure a quick inflow of revenue into its treasury, Mr Hakim today reiterated that to encourage the property tax defaulters to clear their dues, the civic body has waived 50 per cent of the interest amount and 100 per cent of the penalty amount.
Mr Hakim admitted, though not for the first time, the KMC is reeling under a deficit of Rs 1000 crore which has apparently impacted the functioning of the civic body. He, however, assured that pensions are being disbursed to those who are entitled to it but there are some issues concerning the processing of payments in some cases which will also be solved.
Thakur informed the state assembly in a reply laid on the table of the house on the first day of winter session on a question raised by the Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri, Congress MLAs Ram Lal Thakur, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Jagat Singh Negi.
