Now, Raj govt employees to get full pension after 25 yrs of service
The Rajasthan government employees, who complete 25 years of service, will now get the benefit of full pension service.
The Rajasthan government employees, who complete 25 years of service, will now get the benefit of full pension service.
Petitions Committee has summoned officials of the finance department as well as those of the social welfare department to get to the bottom of the matter.
The nonagenarian (convict No.-7273/A), who was arrested for murder in March 2013 at the age of 85, was sentenced to life imprisonment on 22 January, 2015. Activists seek his premature release.
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.
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.
