Pension
- India
Govt approves revision of pension of armed forces personnel from July 2019
New Delhi: The government on Friday approved revision of pension of armed forces personnel under ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme with retrospective effect from July 1, 2019 and the decision will benefit…
- India
Cancer patients in Haryana to get monthly pension of Rs 2,500
Chandigarh: Patients suffering from stage III and IV of cancer will now start getting a monthly pension of Rs 2,500 in Haryana for which a budgetary provision of Rs 68.42 crore has…
- India
Maha doubles pension to Rs 20K per month for all freedom-fighters
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to hike and double the pension entitlement of all freedom fighters in the state, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said. The decision to double the pension…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Pensioners must submit verification documents by March 31 of next year
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday urged state government pensioners to submit necessary documents by March 31, 2023. Pensioners from Hyderabad and Secunderabad are required to submit the verification certificate along with…
- India
Denial of pension is continuing wrong, can’t be oblivious of difficulties of retired employee: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said “denial of pension is a continuing wrong” and it cannot be oblivious to the difficulties of a retired employee in approaching the courts, which could…
- Middle East
Iran to raise pensions by 38%
Tehran: Iran is planning to increase pensions by 38% to help offset rising prices and high inflation. The change is due to take effect at the end of August, according to the…
- India
‘One MLA, One Pension’ will save Rs 100 crore: Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the notification implementing ‘One MLA, One Pension’ will not only reform the political system but also expected to save around Rs 100 crore…
- India
Income tax payers barred from enrolling in Atal Pension Yojana from Oct 1
New Delhi: Income taxpayers will not be allowed to enrol in the government’s social security scheme Atal Pension Yojana (APY) from October 1, according to a notification. The government introduced APY on…
- India
10 years and counting: India’s poor elderly wait for monthly pension to go up from Rs 300
New Delhi: Rs 300. For some, a movie ticket or a cappuccino, for others their weekly grocery budget or maybe a simple family meal in a dhaba’. And for many thousands across…
- India
Countrywide stir needed to stall Agnipath scheme: Tikait
Haridwar: Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday opposed the Centre’s “Agnipath” scheme for recruitment to the armed forces, saying a countrywide movement is needed to stall it. On farmers’ issues,…
- India
Agnipath scheme: Protestors set trains on fire in Bihar
Patna: Trains were set afire, window panes of buses smashed and passersby, including a ruling BJP MLA, pelted with stones on Thursday in Bihar by Army job aspirants whose protest against the…
- India
Orissa: HC grants pension to transwoman after parents demise
Hyderabad: In the case of a transwoman who was allegedly discriminated against on the basis of gender, the Orissa High Court has ordered a grant of family pension to the petitioner. A…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Employees plan massive march over demand to scrap CPS
Vijayawada: Government employees in Andhra Pradesh plan to organise a massive protest march to press their demand for scrapping the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Leaders of Andhra Pradesh Contributory Pension Scheme Employees Association…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra govt increases old-age pension amount from Rs 2,250 to Rs 2,500
Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday launched the enhanced pension amount under the YSR Pension Kanuka Scheme, in Prathipadu Mandal in Guntur District. As per the state…
