Pension
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OROP: Ex-servicemen launch indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar
India | Jun 16, 2015, 08:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Scores of ex-servicemen on Monday protested here over the delay in implementing the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for them and threatened to intensify their agitation.Raising slogans like "One Rank, One Pension",
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OROP delay: Ex-servicemen to go on relay hunger strike from today
India | Jun 15, 2015, 12:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ex-servicemen will go on an indefinite relay hunger strike from today to put pressure on the government to implement One-Rank, One-Pension (OROP) scheme.The hunger strike will be led by Colonel MB Ahluwalia (retd)
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PM Narendra Modi to launch insurance, pension schemes on May 9
National | Apr 30, 2015, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the flagship social security schemes, including Rs 2 lakh accident cover at a premium of just Re 1 per month, in Kolkata on May 9.These schemes, to
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Unions fume over suspension of Rs1,000 minimum monthly pension
India | Apr 10, 2015, 07:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Trade unions are up in arms against the government for suspending Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension scheme, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from this month."All central trade unions would take
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'Pension to be credited to bank accounts of beneficiaries'
Feb 24, 2015, 05:47 PM ISTChandigarh: Haryana government today said that pension will be credited directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.Haryana Justice and Empowerment Minister Kavita Jain said a pensioner will not be required to open a new
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Budget 2015: 'One rank, one pension' may become a reality
India | Feb 18, 2015, 01:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: One of the long-standing demand of Armed forces, 'one rank, one pension' (OROP) is likely to be part of the Union budget 2015-16.The OROP could be implemented soon with the government defining 'military
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Government approves 7% DA hike; raises it to 107% from July 1
Sep 05, 2014, 12:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today approved 7 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA), taking it to 107 per cent of basic pay, a move that will benefit around 30 lakh central employees and 50 lakh
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Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension to be a reality this week
India | Jun 02, 2014, 08:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: A minimum pension of Rs 1,000 a month under a scheme run by retirement fund body EPFO will be a reality this week, a development that will benefit 28 lakh pensioners, who get
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Madras HC orders payment of freedom fighters pension to widow
India | Mar 22, 2014, 07:59 AM ISTChennai: The Madras High Court yesterday ruled that that freedom fighters pension under 'Swathantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme' has to be paid by the government to widow of a freedom fighter within three months from
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Bombay HC reserves order on petition of MHADA workers urging pension
India | Mar 19, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTMumbai: The Bombay High Court yesterday reserved order on a petition filed by employees of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) seeking pension on superannuation but the state said it will not sanction such
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Govt hikes DA to 100 per cent for 80 lakh employees & pensioners
India | Feb 28, 2014, 07:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian government on Friday raised dearness allowance to 100 per cent, from 90 per cent, benefiting its 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners.The decision to hike DA for its employees, and to
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UP to give pension to Muzaffarnagar riot victims
India | Sep 19, 2013, 11:06 AM ISTLucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to give "special pension" to people affected in the violence in Muzaffarnagar.A total of 48 people were killed and more than 43,000 displaced in communal clashes that erupted
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After 25 years, Punjab teachers yet to get pension
India | Jan 01, 2013, 03:40 PM ISTChandigarh, Jan 1: A prolonged fight of nearly 25 years by teachers of government-aided private colleges in Punjab for a pension scheme has come back to square one with the state government repealing its scheme
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EPFO May Fix Minimum Pension At Rs 1,000 At Feb 22 Meeting
Jan 29, 2012, 02:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 29: Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to fix the minimum pension for its subscribers at Rs 1,000 per month at the scheduled meeting the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) on February
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Opposition Attacking LF Policies Without Going Into Merit: CM
National | Apr 03, 2011, 06:55 PM ISTKolkata, Apr 3: Trinamool Congress and Congress are opposing the Left Front's policies irrespective of their merit just to dislodge the ruling front from power, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said.The Congress-led UPA