Jharkhand govt signs MoU with Bank of India for salary, pension and insurance cover
The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren at the Jharkhand Secretariat.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Hemant Soren at the Jharkhand Secretariat.
He said pensioners continue to play an important role in strengthening governance and setting an example of discipline and public service for future generations.
Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale Wednesday, in an X post, had described the EPF withdrawal changes as "theft of salaried people's money" while terming the decisions as "shocking and ridiculous".
The action, organised by the Sindh Employees Alliance (SEA), led to the closure of government schools, colleges, and universities, forcing students to return home. Citizens visiting government offices were also sent back, causing widespread disruption.
Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned unexpectedly from the post of Vice President on July 22 citing health reasons, has maintained a low profile since then.
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 recent introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) by the Centre aims to balance the conflicting demands of fiscal responsibility and guaranteed pensions for public employees.
Under the Universal Pension Scheme, people belonging to the SC and ST communities will start getting pension from the age of 50.
The new pension scheme for its employees, inferior to the existing one, is a case in point. More disturbing is the denial, due to some flimsy objections, of the higher pension right to a large number of employees already covered under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme, not to speak of the total exclusion of a category of employees recruited after 1 September 2014.
