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Nitish Kumar's Big Move Ahead Of Polls, Monthly Pension Hiked To Rs 1,100
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced an increase in the monthly pension for elderly, disabled persons, and widowed women from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100.
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Global Pension Index 2023: Countries With The Best Pension System
Globally, Netherlands took the top spot, followed by Iceland and Denmark, while Argentina was ranked last, according to the index.
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KCR's Party Promises Cheaper LPG Cylinders, Scheme For Farmers In Manifesto
Raising social security pension amounts, increasing financial assistance given under the 'Rythu Bandhu' investment support scheme for farmers, and providing LPG cylinders at Rs 400 each are some of the promises made in BRS's poll manifesto.
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Transgenders In Jharkhand To Get Pension, Backward Class Category Benefits
With an aim to provide social security and bring them into the mainstream of society, the Jharkhand government has decided to add the transgender community under its universal pension scheme, an official said on Wednesday.
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Additional Contribution Of 1.16% For Higher Pension From Employers' Payout
Additional contribution of 1.16 per cent of basic wages for subscribers opting for higher pension will be managed from employers' contributions to social security schemes run by retirement fund body EPFO.
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Free Education For 23 Kids Orphaned Due To Covid In Last 1 Year: Punjab Official
The state government will provide Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension, along with free education up to graduation, for all those children orphaned in the Covid pandemic from July 1 onwards.
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Punjab: Free Education, Rs 1,500 Per Month For Children Orphaned Due To COVID-19
The Punjab Government on Thursday said it will provide Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension, along with free education up to graduation, to children orphaned in the Covid pandemic, and families that have lost their breadwinning member.
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Haryana To Bring Cancer, HIV Patients Under Ambit Of Social Security Pension Scheme
The Haryana government will bring patients of the state suffering from cancer, HIV and serious kidney ailments under the ambit of its social security pension scheme.
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How Welfare Schemes, Focus On Development Paid Off For KCR
A slew of populist schemes like 'Raithu Bandhu' investment support scheme for farmers and social security pensions paid handsome dividends to Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, whose party led in more than 85 of the state's 119 seats.
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Protest For Universal Old-Age Pension Scheme In Delhi Tomorrow
Senior citizens from across the country will stage a protest in the national capital on Sunday to draw the government's attention towards their measly pension of Rs 200 per month and to demand a universal social security scheme to cover all those aged 65 and above.
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Delhi Government Approves Proposal To Delink Aadhaar and Pensions
The Delhi government today approved a proposal of its Social WelfareDepartment to do away with the requirement of Aadhaar and linking bank accounts with the 12-digit biometric identity for availing of welfare schemes such as old-age and other pensions.
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New Himachal Pradesh Government Lowers Age Bar For Social Security
The new government in Himachal Pradesh, led by Jai Ram Thakur, has given approval for lowering the age bar for eligibility for social security pension from 80 years to 70 years.
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60 Economists Write to Arun Jaitley - Jean Dreze Explains
Recent research suggests that pension schemes are among India's best social security programmes, with low administrative costs, relatively little corruption, and positive effects on the lives for widows and the elderly. There are good reasons for consolidating these programmes, not only by raising the pension amounts, but also by expanding their co...
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Pensioners Bear Brunt Of Demonetisation, Wait Hours To Exchange Notes
As the government doles out social security scheme pension to the elderly people on the 15th of every month, pensioners had to bear the brunt of the centre's demonetisation move in various rural pockets of Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts.
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Haryana Developing New Aadhaar-Based System For Social Security Pension: Chief Minister
The Haryana government is developing a new Aadhaar based system to make it easy for elderly persons to get themselves enrolled for social security pension without visiting government offices to apply for the same, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.
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Nitish Kumar's Big Move Ahead Of Polls, Monthly Pension Hiked To Rs 1,100
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced an increase in the monthly pension for elderly, disabled persons, and widowed women from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100.
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Global Pension Index 2023: Countries With The Best Pension System
Globally, Netherlands took the top spot, followed by Iceland and Denmark, while Argentina was ranked last, according to the index.
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KCR's Party Promises Cheaper LPG Cylinders, Scheme For Farmers In Manifesto
Raising social security pension amounts, increasing financial assistance given under the 'Rythu Bandhu' investment support scheme for farmers, and providing LPG cylinders at Rs 400 each are some of the promises made in BRS's poll manifesto.
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Transgenders In Jharkhand To Get Pension, Backward Class Category Benefits
With an aim to provide social security and bring them into the mainstream of society, the Jharkhand government has decided to add the transgender community under its universal pension scheme, an official said on Wednesday.
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Additional Contribution Of 1.16% For Higher Pension From Employers' Payout
Additional contribution of 1.16 per cent of basic wages for subscribers opting for higher pension will be managed from employers' contributions to social security schemes run by retirement fund body EPFO.
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Free Education For 23 Kids Orphaned Due To Covid In Last 1 Year: Punjab Official
The state government will provide Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension, along with free education up to graduation, for all those children orphaned in the Covid pandemic from July 1 onwards.
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Punjab: Free Education, Rs 1,500 Per Month For Children Orphaned Due To COVID-19
The Punjab Government on Thursday said it will provide Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension, along with free education up to graduation, to children orphaned in the Covid pandemic, and families that have lost their breadwinning member.
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Haryana To Bring Cancer, HIV Patients Under Ambit Of Social Security Pension Scheme
The Haryana government will bring patients of the state suffering from cancer, HIV and serious kidney ailments under the ambit of its social security pension scheme.
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How Welfare Schemes, Focus On Development Paid Off For KCR
A slew of populist schemes like 'Raithu Bandhu' investment support scheme for farmers and social security pensions paid handsome dividends to Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, whose party led in more than 85 of the state's 119 seats.
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Protest For Universal Old-Age Pension Scheme In Delhi Tomorrow
Senior citizens from across the country will stage a protest in the national capital on Sunday to draw the government's attention towards their measly pension of Rs 200 per month and to demand a universal social security scheme to cover all those aged 65 and above.
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Delhi Government Approves Proposal To Delink Aadhaar and Pensions
The Delhi government today approved a proposal of its Social WelfareDepartment to do away with the requirement of Aadhaar and linking bank accounts with the 12-digit biometric identity for availing of welfare schemes such as old-age and other pensions.
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New Himachal Pradesh Government Lowers Age Bar For Social Security
The new government in Himachal Pradesh, led by Jai Ram Thakur, has given approval for lowering the age bar for eligibility for social security pension from 80 years to 70 years.
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60 Economists Write to Arun Jaitley - Jean Dreze Explains
Recent research suggests that pension schemes are among India's best social security programmes, with low administrative costs, relatively little corruption, and positive effects on the lives for widows and the elderly. There are good reasons for consolidating these programmes, not only by raising the pension amounts, but also by expanding their co...
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Pensioners Bear Brunt Of Demonetisation, Wait Hours To Exchange Notes
As the government doles out social security scheme pension to the elderly people on the 15th of every month, pensioners had to bear the brunt of the centre's demonetisation move in various rural pockets of Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts.
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Haryana Developing New Aadhaar-Based System For Social Security Pension: Chief Minister
The Haryana government is developing a new Aadhaar based system to make it easy for elderly persons to get themselves enrolled for social security pension without visiting government offices to apply for the same, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.
