New Pension scheme

Hearty congratulations to the Govt of Tamil Nadu for announcing the new pension scheme which will be of immense benefit to the govt officials on retirement. I would like to mention a point please. Except for the pensioners covered under EPS 95 pension scheme most of the organised professions in our country are having the benefit of very lucrative pensions. The present minimum pension of a EPS 95 pensioner is Rs 1000 , mercifully the minimum pension which was Rs 500 from 1995 onwards was proposed to be revised to Rs 1000 by the govt of the day before the 2014 general elections and thankfully it was implemented by the govt of the day post 2014 elections. A number of very distinguished Honble MPs and others have been trying their best to convince the Ministry of Finance GOI and EPFO to revise the minimum pension of Rs 1000 to a respectable figure . But it looks like there is a utter lack of empathy from the concerned departments and about 65 Lakhs pensioners are hoping against hope that some change will accrue. God only knows how many of the pensioners who were hoping for a decent pension to manage their retired life with dignity have left for their heavenly abode. Trust that the The Almighty will give the wisdom to the concerned officials to take up the issue of revising the minimum pension to a decent figure considering the present day cost of living and get it implemented in the forseeable future. Thank you

K Srinivasa Rao

HINDU

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