Pensioners below Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 to start nationwide protest from Wednesday
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NEW DELHI: Pensioners below the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) have determined to go on a nationwide protest in 200 cities, together with the nationwide capital, from Wednesday to press for the next pension of Rs 7,500 monthly together with dearness allowance (DA).
“Beneficiaries of the EPS-95 have decided to go on a nationwide protest in 200 cities, including the national capital, from March 15 to press for their four-point demands, which include hiked pension of Rs 7,500 per month along with dearness allowance and medical facility to self and spouses,” in keeping with an announcement.
A delegation of the beneficiaries had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior to now and their protest is continuous since 2018 in Buldhana in Maharashtra.
National Action Committee convenor Ashok Raut mentioned within the assertion, “Our struggle is for justice to the beneficiaries of EPS-95 and it is continuing for the past seven years. Under the leadership of BJP MP Hema Malini, we met the Prime Minister twice and he had given assurance, but still, the matter is lingering”.
He alleged that the federal government is operating varied schemes for the good thing about the individuals, however regardless of being beneficiaries of government-run pension funds, they’re being pushed to the periphery.
He added that Rs 1,171 is just not sufficient, but when they get 7,500 plus DA they’ll stay with self-respect.
NEW DELHI: Pensioners below the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) have determined to go on a nationwide protest in 200 cities, together with the nationwide capital, from Wednesday to press for the next pension of Rs 7,500 monthly together with dearness allowance (DA).
“Beneficiaries of the EPS-95 have decided to go on a nationwide protest in 200 cities, including the national capital, from March 15 to press for their four-point demands, which include hiked pension of Rs 7,500 per month along with dearness allowance and medical facility to self and spouses,” in keeping with an announcement.
A delegation of the beneficiaries had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior to now and their protest is continuous since 2018 in Buldhana in Maharashtra.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
National Action Committee convenor Ashok Raut mentioned within the assertion, “Our struggle is for justice to the beneficiaries of EPS-95 and it is continuing for the past seven years. Under the leadership of BJP MP Hema Malini, we met the Prime Minister twice and he had given assurance, but still, the matter is lingering”.
He alleged that the federal government is operating varied schemes for the good thing about the individuals, however regardless of being beneficiaries of government-run pension funds, they’re being pushed to the periphery.
He added that Rs 1,171 is just not sufficient, but when they get 7,500 plus DA they’ll stay with self-respect.
