Modi Govt hikes minimum pension for central govt employees to Rs 9000
The minimum pension has been increased to Rs 9,000 per person besides a two-fold hike in ex-gratia amount for central government employees, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.
Addressing the 29th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) here, he said almost 88 per cent of pension accounts have been seeded to Aadhaar.
There are about 50-55 lakh pensioners in the country, said Singh, Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office.
He further said that minimum pension has been increased to Rs 9,000 per person and ex-gratia amount has been increased from Rs 10-15 lakh to Rs 25-35 lakh, as per a release issued by Personnel Ministry.
The SCOVA meeting is organised by the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare.
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