EPS 95 MINIMUM PENSION LATEST NEWS FROM LOK SABHA, श्रम मंत्रीजी ने एक बार फिर EPS 95 पेंशन बढ़ोतरी पर लोकसभा में दिया चौकाने वाला जवाब

श्रम मंत्रीजी ने एक बार फिर EPS 95 पेंशन बढ़ोतरी पर लोकसभा में दिया चौकाने वाला जवाब

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED    QUESTION NO:    217
ANSWERED ON:     03.02.2020
Minimum Pension
P.R. Natarajan
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT    be pleased to state:-

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(a)whether the Government has taken any decision to increase the minimum pension as Rs. 2000/- as recommended by the High Power Empowered Monitoring Committee (HEMC) constituted by the Ministry as on date;

(b)if so, the details of the expected outflow from the pension fund and required budgetary support for EPS-1995 with the details of funding pattern to this scheme; and

(c)the details of the number of pensioners likely to be benefitted and the amount involved?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): No final decision has been taken to increase the minimum pension from Rs.1,000/- to Rs. 2,000/- per month, as recommended by the High Empowered Monitoring Committee. As per actuarial calculation, the total expected outflow from the pension fund, if the minimum monthly pension is enhanced to Rs.2,000/- per month, would be Rs.5955 crore during the year 2020-21.

The enhancement of minimum monthly pension from Rs.1,000/- to Rs. 2,000/- per month would benefit about 39.72 lakh pensioners.

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