Pension
- India
Centre to conduct digital life certificate campaign in November
New Delhi: The Centre will conduct a digital life certificate (DLC) campaign in November across all districts and sub-divisional headquarters of the country, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. The…
- India
Jagdeep Dhankhar applies for pension as former MLA in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Former vice-president of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied for pension as a former legislator in Rajasthan, officials said. Dhankhar, who represented the Kishangarh Assembly constituency as a Congress MLA from 1993…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to launch voluntary pension, savings scheme for expats
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is preparing to introduce a new voluntary pension and savings scheme that will be available to both citizens and expatriates. The initiative, reported in the…
- India
13,212 freedom fighters still alive, getting pension: Govt to Parliament
New Delhi: A total of 13,212 freedom fighters are still alive and receiving pension from the government, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. There are also 9,778 widows of freedom fighters who receive…
- India
Younger Indians prefer early retirement, seek over Rs 1 lakh as monthly pension: Report
New Delhi: Younger Indians, notably those aged 25 years or below, now prefer early retirement and among this group, 43 per cent desire to retire between 45 and 55 years, according to…
- Chennai
TN govt employees likely to observe strike tomorrow over old pension scheme
Chennai: Tamil Nadu government employees, including members of the Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisation and Government Employees Organisation (JACTO-GEO), have given the state government until 8 PM on Monday…
- India
Central govt employees to get additional compassionate pension after 80
New Delhi: Central government pensioners aged 80 and older will qualify for an additional pension called compassionate allowance, according to a recent notification from the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW),…
- India
HP Assembly passes Bill to deny pensions to party-switching MLAs
The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday, September 4, passed a bill that disallows pension for MLAs who defect or switch allegiance to other parties. State chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu introduced the…
- Middle East
New pension-related platform ‘Wafra’ for launched for UAE employees
In a significant development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) and the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSAA) have launched “Wafra” a proactive financial planning…
- India
Karnataka: Salary & pension of govt employees to go up by 58.5%
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the salary and pension of the state government employees will increase by 58.5 per cent to the basic pay as of July 1, 2022…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: CM Naidu disburses welfare pensions to beneficiaries
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday participated in the first welfare pensions disbursal programme of the new NDA government at Penumaka in Guntur district. Renamed as ‘NTR Bharosa…
- Hyderabad
Karnataka HC strikes down amendment extending EPF, EPS to foreign workers
Bengaluru: In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has deemed unconstitutional the amendment made by the Central Government in 2008, which sought to bring foreign workers residing in the country under…
- Andhra Pradesh
Only YSRCP govt doling out welfare pension of Rs 3,000 per month: Jagan
Tuggali: YSRCP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday said here that his government is the only one in the country which is doling out a…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP-JSP combine promises Rs 4,000 pension for backward classes
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-Jana Sena Party (JSP) combine on Tuesday announced the Backward Classes (BC) declaration for forthcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh, making a slew of promises including a monthly…