Pension
- India
Central govt employees to get additional compassionate pension after 80
New Delhi: Central government pensioners aged 80 and older will qualify for an additional pension called compassionate allowance, according to a recent notification from the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW),…
- India
Agniveers will be given a pensionable job: Amit Shah
Gurugram: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that Agniveers will be given a pensionable job and also appealed to the people not to hesitate to send their sons to the…
- India
HP Assembly passes Bill to deny pensions to party-switching MLAs
The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday, September 4, passed a bill that disallows pension for MLAs who defect or switch allegiance to other parties. State chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu introduced the…
- Middle East
New pension-related platform ‘Wafra’ for launched for UAE employees
In a significant development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) and the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSAA) have launched “Wafra” a proactive financial planning…
- India
Karnataka: Salary & pension of govt employees to go up by 58.5%
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the salary and pension of the state government employees will increase by 58.5 per cent to the basic pay as of July 1, 2022…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: CM Naidu disburses welfare pensions to beneficiaries
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday participated in the first welfare pensions disbursal programme of the new NDA government at Penumaka in Guntur district. Renamed as ‘NTR Bharosa…
- Hyderabad
Karnataka HC strikes down amendment extending EPF, EPS to foreign workers
Bengaluru: In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has deemed unconstitutional the amendment made by the Central Government in 2008, which sought to bring foreign workers residing in the country under…
- Andhra Pradesh
Only YSRCP govt doling out welfare pension of Rs 3,000 per month: Jagan
Tuggali: YSRCP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday said here that his government is the only one in the country which is doling out a…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP-JSP combine promises Rs 4,000 pension for backward classes
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-Jana Sena Party (JSP) combine on Tuesday announced the Backward Classes (BC) declaration for forthcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh, making a slew of promises including a monthly…
- India
We want ‘One Rank, One Pension’ as passed by UPA govt: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday urged the Centre to implement ‘One Rank, One Pension’ in the same form which was approved by its United Progressive Alliance government earlier. Colonel (retd) Rohit…
- India
Decision on old pension scheme before budget session: Ajit Pawar
Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said CM Eknath Shinde has assured government employees demanding restoration of the old pension scheme (OPS) that a decision on it will be…
- India
Pension is a basic entitlement and its payment cannot be denied: HC
Mumbai: Pension is a basic entitlement and retired employees cannot be deprived of this payment, which is a very source of livelihood for them, the Bombay High Court has said, rapping the…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi Pension Fund amends retirement law, add new benefits
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Pension Fund has made changes to the retirement law and introduced new features to further enhance equal access to benefits among UAE employees working in the public…
- India
BJP’s ‘fake nationalism’: Kharge on new armed forces disability pension rules
New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday slammed the BJP over the new disability pension rules for armed forces personnel, alleging that its “fake nationalism” is yet again visible through the move.…
- India
Jharkhand: Transgenders to get Rs 1k pension, benefits of backward class category
Ranchi: With an aim to provide social security and bring them into the mainstream of society, Jharkhand government has decided to add the transgender community under its universal pension scheme, an official…
