SC and ST people will now get pension from the age of 50: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
Under the Universal Pension Scheme, people belonging to the SC and ST communities will start getting pension from the age of 50.
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.
While delivering the ruling, the court observed that pension is not a bounty, it is earned for rendering a long and satisfactory 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.
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.
Thakur informed the state assembly in a reply laid on the table of the house on the first day of winter session on a question raised by the Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri, Congress MLAs Ram Lal Thakur, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Jagat Singh Negi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government stands in solidarity with their families and through these schemes, efforts are being made to mitigate financial difficulties that may be faced by them.
