CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby on Sunday criticised Congress for announcing new schemes in Kerala, saying many of the benefits, including pension schemes for marginalised communities, were first introduced by the LDF during earlier governments.
Pensioners from across the country will stage a three-day protest at Jantar Mantar from March 9 to March 11, demanding an increase in the minimum pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS-95).
Thousands of Congress workers from across Punjab on Friday staged a massive demonstration against the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party government for its failure to fulfil its commitments to the people.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has issued clear instructions that pension cases must be resolved with complete promptness while chairing a review meeting of the Social Welfare Department at the Chief Minister's residence on Sunday. He ensured that no eligible beneficiary i
Addressing reporters after offering prayers at the BJP state headquarters, Kamalalayam in T Nagar, Nagendran said the ruling party had failed to implement the Old Pension Scheme despite assuring it before coming to power. He also accused the government of burdening people with hikes in pr
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said that the state has made one of the highest budgetary arrangements for the growth and development of every sector, inlcuding the establishment of numerous medical colleges, a storng focus on social welfare scheems, and prioritisation
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairperson Sivasubramanian Ramann has referred ICICI Pension Fund's Swasthya Equity Plus (SEP) as an experiment under the National Pension Scheme's regulatory sandbox. He compared the NPS SEP with Aayushman Bharat and said that they
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar has criticised the state's Congress government, accusing it of failing to deliver on key election promises such as a Rs 4,000 pension for the elderly, 10 grams of gold for newly married women, and employment for the youth. Kumar claimed that public frustr
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, has directed the Social Welfare Department to further strengthen the eligibility assessment, verification, and payment processes under all social security schemes. He emphasised ensuring that there is no negligence at any level so that the b
Addressing the gathering, Rekha Gupta said that the Delhi government has assured all public representatives that there will be no shortage of funds for development works.
While addressing the media at Tiruchirappalli airport, she accused the Tamil Nadu government of continuously deceiving the people. The BJP leader further described the recent pension announcement as the peak of "election stunt politics."
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday transferred the December installment of various pension schemes being run under the Social Welfare Department directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system from the Chief Minister's Camp Offic