Islamabad, Jan 2 (PTI) The Pakistan government has drastically reduced pension benefits of retired civil and armed forces personnel to reduce a growing pension bill which has already swelled over Rs 1 trillion, according to a media report. The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday issued three separate notifications to discontinue multiple pensions, reducing both the
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New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) Pensioners under Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) of retirement fund manager EPFO on Tuesday threatened to go on a hunger strike demanding a hike in their minimum monthly pension to Rs 7,500. Presently, pensioners under EPS-95 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) get a minimum monthly pension (entitlement) of
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New Delhi, Sep 30: The Railway Senior Citizens body demanded the Centre to implement the recommendation of a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Pensioner’s grievances for increasing additional pension by 5-20% from age 65 to 80. In a memorandum the Finance Minister dated 5 September 2023, the Railway Senior Citizens Welfare Society (RSCWS) said the Parliamentary
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New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over the disability pension rules for Armed Forces and said that they (BJP) are working against the welfare of jawans, ex-servicemen and veterans. Mallikarjun Kharge in a post on X said “BJP’s Fake Nationalism is yet again visible in the
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