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......

SC bats for 'one rank one pension' for all ex-HC judges

The Supreme Court on Monday directed uniform pension benefits for all retired high court judges, irrespective of their mode of appointment or tenure, saying "one rank one pension has to be the norm......

The pension dilemma: Ring in the old, out with the new?

With organisations like the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, which is a front of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, telling Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman they want OPS back, the government is in a......

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......

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......

Sitharaman introduces Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which aims to provide tax exemptions to subscribers of the Unified Pension Scheme. Illustration:......

Six states evince interest to join UPS, says PFRDA chairman S Ramann

The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) adoption rate has risen to over 4.35 per cent, with more than 100,000 people out of 2.3 million eligible individuals opting for it, Pension Fund Regulatory and......