Pensioners under the Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 states staged a protest so many times for demand Rs 7,500 per month minimum pension. The pensioners' delegation had met Prime Minister Narendra Modiji & Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh on 4 March 2020 pointing to the negligence of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) & Hike in EPS 95 Pension.
Shobha Aras, 65, a protestor, said the government should not consider the demands as unwarranted. "Hard-earned income of our salary goes to the provident fund. It's our money, which provides us social and economic security. Our demands is well within the scope the Koshiyari Committee recommendations," she said.
The Koshiyari Committee, which submitted its recommendations to the government in 2013, had provided for a minimum pension and dearness allowance to retired employees, they claimed. The committee had also recommended assistance after the untimely death of the spouse and compensation to the widow, the family for life.
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