Jharkhand, which claimed to be the only state to have a universal pension scheme for the elderly, widowed and disabled in November last year, has embarked on another ambitious mission. “Acting ...

Jharkhand would soon follow Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan in restoring the old pension scheme from the existing New Pension Scheme. Sources in the Jharkhand finance department confirmed that the proposa...

Number of beneficiaries under the state pension scheme has doubled in a span of two years in Jharkhand. Speaking to The Telegraph, the JMM leader and women, child development and social security mini...

The Narendra Modi government is reaching out individually to unorganised sector workers urging them to join its new contributory pension scheme against the backdrop of waning enthusiasm among intended...

The finance ministry has rejected a proposal to double the minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 for low-paid workers enrolled under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, the labour ministry ...

Screened out Sir — A matrimonial website, IITIIM Shaadi, has come under fire for catering only to the alumni of premier institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Inst...

The Congress government in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday restored the old pension scheme, becoming the second state after Rajasthan to meet the growing demand from government employees. Chhattisgarh chie...

Days after the Ashok Gehlot government restored the old pension scheme in Rajasthan, the Congress on Friday demanded this for the entire country. Fulfilling a long-standing demand, Gehlot announced i...

Jharkhand, which claimed to be the only state to have universal pension scheme for the elderly, widowed and disabled in November last year, has not been able to distribute the benefits for the past fo...

Retirement fund body EPFO is mulling a new pension product for organised sector workers who are getting basic wages of more than Rs 15,000 per month and are not mandatorily covered under its Employees...