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......
Thousands of central and state government employees from across the country gathered at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday to demand the restoration of the old pension scheme, with several......
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said his government has decided to increase the pensions of senior citizens, widows and people with disability by Rs 700 per month. IMAGE: Bihar Chief......
The INDIA bloc on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls, promising, among other things, a government job to one member of every household, restoration of old pension scheme......
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:......
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......
After a lacklustre start, the New Pension Scheme, a safety net thrown open to all citizens of the country in May this year, is slowly picking up with as many as 843 customers joining it in the......
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......
Total burden on the exchequer will increase by Rs 12,000 crore to Rs 87,217.50 crore for the year 2019-20. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In the first Cabinet meeting on Friday, the......
The government plans to come up with a contributory pension scheme for its employees who joined service after October 2002,but deferred a decision toset up a National Tax Tribunal to speed up......
IMAGE: The one-time grant of Rs 1 lakh will be applicable to only spouses of deceased ICA members, with the exception of international Test cricketers. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The......