Punjab govt decides to restore old pension scheme

The Punjab government on Friday took an in-principle decision to restore the old pension scheme for its employees. IMAGE: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Photograph: ANI Photo Giving a Diwali......

Sukhu restores old pension scheme, says will keep all poll promises

Keeping its poll promise, the Himachal Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in its first cabinet meeting on Friday approved restoration of the old pension scheme. IMAGE:......

Cabinet approves assured pension for govt employees

Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an assured 50 per cent of salary as pension for 23 lakh government employees who joined service under the National Pension System (NPS). IMAGE: Information and......

Employer Returns Get Simpler with EPFO's New ECR

'These changes are expected to eliminate many data-entry problems that make the return filing process cumbersome in the current system.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In a bid to......

Rs 1,700 cr hole in pension scheme

While the National Democratic Alliance had to grapple with the Unit Trust of India fiasco, the new government faces a Rs 1,700-crore (Rs 17 billion) unfunded gap in the Employees' Pension Scheme.......

Pension scheme: TU asks govt to remove anomalies

Trade union Hind Mazdoor Sabha has urged the government to expeditiously remove the anomalies in the Employees Pension Scheme as they are causing serious discontent and industrial unrest among the......

Unknown virtues of new pension scheme

The New Pension Scheme, if tweaked, can create a win-win situation for investors as well as for government. While savers can benefit from forced investments in the long term, the latter can use the......

Domestic pension fund flows into equities at record high

A record amount of pension money may be finding its way into the stock market, if buying figures in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) data are any indication. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff......