The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi gave away certificates of increased pension to the first ten pensioners
The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi presided over a function to launch the New Guaranteed Minimum Pension Scheme of Government of India in Dehradun. The Minister gave away certificates of increased pension to first ten pensioners. The government announced the launch of a guaranteed minimum pension of Rs1,000 per month under the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995.
Under the new scheme, the pension has been increased from Rs650 to Rs1,000. Also, the maximum wage limit for eligibility has been increased from Rs6,500 per month to Rs15,000 per month.
Speaking on the occasion, Maneka Gandhi said that this measure has been taken by the government to provide increased social security to workers through the Pension Scheme.
The Minister said that the pension is a small token of gratitude which the nation pays to workers who spend a life time in building the nation through their hard work. Maneka Gandhi also explained the benefits of integrating Jan Dhan Yojana and Employees Scheme which will now enable the Pension to go directly into the accounts of the workers.
The Minister also gave a preview of Swachch Bharat Yojana of the government and its critical applicability to an environmentally fragile state like Uttarakhand.
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