M’rashtra’s New Pension Scheme Not Applicable To Judicial Officers As It Breaches SC Order: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 7 months ago

M’rashtra’s New Pension Scheme Not Applicable To Judicial Officers As It Breaches SC Order: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

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The Bombay High Court has held recently that the New Pension Scheme brought in by the state government, through a Government Resolution dated October 31, 2005, was not applicable to judicial officers in the state and the ones appointed after this cut-off date could choose to opt for the same.A bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice AK Menon held that the officers who do not opt. The Bombay High Court has held recently that the New Pension Scheme brought in by the state government, through a Government Resolution dated October 31, 2005, was not applicable to judicial officers in the state and the ones appointed after this cut-off date could choose to opt for the same. Maharashtra issued government resolutions from time to time in order to comply with the directions of the Supreme Court regarding service conditions of judicial officers, however, the GR dated October 31, 2005, brought in all government servants, including judicial officers, under a new pension scheme. Therefore, even if the letters of appointment issued to the Judicial Officers appointed after 1st January, 2005 contain a clause that the pension will be governed by the impugned Government Resolution, the same will not be binding on the Judicial Officers.” Thus, pensionary benefits available to judicial officers before the said GR will continue to remain available and those officers who wish to withdraw from the pension scheme, which was made mandatory, will be allowed to do so.

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Additional pension based on rationale that older pensioners require better deal: Centre
1 week ago

Additional pension based on rationale that older pensioners require better deal: Centre

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Centre on Wednesday said additional pension is given to older pensioners as they require a better deal because their needs, especially those relating to health, increase with age. Additional pension based on rationale that older pensioners require better deal: Centre The additional pension is automatically paid to the pensioner/family pensioner by the pension disbursing authorities/banks as soon …

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 – March 16, 2025
1 week, 2 days ago

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 10 – March 16, 2025

Live Law  

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw 89 to 2025 LiveLaw 96 Nominal Index: Ramesh Potdar vs Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw 89 Rahim Khan Sandu Khan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw 90 Kailash Mehar Singh Kher vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw 91 Ramadas KS vs. TISS & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw 92 Pushpa W/O Virendra Ganediwala vs. High Court Of Judicature Of …

Necessary steps will be taken to implement Old Pension Scheme: Karnataka DyCM DK Shivakumar
1 month ago

Necessary steps will be taken to implement Old Pension Scheme: Karnataka DyCM DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said the state government would take necessary steps to implement the Old Pension Scheme after studying the report of a committee looking into it. Under the old pension scheme, a government employee is entitled to a monthly pension after retirement. Speaking at the conference of office bearers of State Government Employees Association, …

Judicial Officers' Pension | 'Centre's Unified Pension Scheme Will Solve Issues', AG Tells Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judicial Officers' Pension | 'Centre's Unified Pension Scheme Will Solve Issues', AG Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

In the All India Judges Association case, pertaining to pension-related issues of judicial officers, Attorney General R Venkataramani told the Supreme Court today that the Centre has recently notified a Unified Pension Scheme, which would take care of the concerns of all employees - including judicial officers. Background In 2017, the Second National Judicial Pay Commission was constituted by the …

Judicial officers' pension: Unified pension scheme notified, Centre tells Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judicial officers' pension: Unified pension scheme notified, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it recently notified the Unified Pension Scheme which might address the concerns of judicial officers. “It is the submission of the attorney general as well as the solicitor general that the Unified Pension Scheme may address concerns of all the employees, including the judicial officers,” observed the Bench. The court therefore …

PSU Employees Nearing Superannuation Can't Seek To Continue In Service Until Govt Takes Formal Decision To Enhance Retirement Age: Kerala HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PSU Employees Nearing Superannuation Can't Seek To Continue In Service Until Govt Takes Formal Decision To Enhance Retirement Age: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has set aside a single bench order permitting employees of various Public Sector Undertakings to continue in service, irrespective of their retirement age, until the government takes a decision on the expert committee's report on the feasibility of enhancing retirement age from 58 to 60. An employee cannot claim the benefit of a decision that is …

Panneerselvam asks T.N. govt. to disband pension panel
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Panneerselvam asks T.N. govt. to disband pension panel

The Hindu  

The ADMK Workers’ Rights Retrieval Committee coordinator and former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Thursday dubbed the constitution of a three-member panel by the Tamil Nadu government to study three pension schemes as an “act of deceiving” government employees. Referring to the formation of the panel to study the Old Pension Scheme, Contributory Pension Scheme, and Unified Pension Scheme and …

About 22,000 EPFO members got higher pension, 1.65 lakh asked to contribute additional amount
1 month, 3 weeks ago

About 22,000 EPFO members got higher pension, 1.65 lakh asked to contribute additional amount

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Feb 3 Retirement fund body EPFO has issued 21,885 pension payment orders and asked 1.65 lakh eligible members to deposit additional amount for higher pension, Parliament was informed on Monday. A total of 17,48,768 applications were submitted by members/pensioners for getting higher pension on making higher contribution under Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 run by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, …

EPF Pension | Kerala HC Restrains EPFO From Reducing Higher Pension Of Petitioners Who Contributed Based On Their Actual Salary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

EPF Pension | Kerala HC Restrains EPFO From Reducing Higher Pension Of Petitioners Who Contributed Based On Their Actual Salary

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court by an interim order directed the Employees Provident Fund Organisation to not reduce the higher pension drawn by certain persons who retired from Travancore Titanium. The Employee Provident Fund Organisation had sent a letter to these employees saying that their pension has been revised as per the pro-rata method of calculation introduced through the 2014 amendment, …

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 23 - December 29, 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 23 - December 29, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 650 to 2024 LiveLaw 654 Nominal Index: Zahid Khamisa vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr, 2024 LiveLaw 650 Imperial Consultants and Securities vs. Deputy CIT, 2024 LiveLaw 651 Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust vs. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw 652 Nav Chetna Charitable Trust vs, CIT, 2024 LiveLaw 653 Chandrabhan Atulkar v. MOIL Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw 654 Judgments/Final …

Calcutta HC Allows Review Petition Filed By IIM Calcutta Faculty; Confirms Automatic Inclusion Into New Pension Scheme As Per 1987 Memorandum
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC Allows Review Petition Filed By IIM Calcutta Faculty; Confirms Automatic Inclusion Into New Pension Scheme As Per 1987 Memorandum

Live Law  

Calcutta High Court: In 2020, a Division Bench had denied pension benefits to an IIM Calcutta faculty member for failing to opt into the new GPF-cum-Pension-cum-Gratuity Scheme. Mahanti filed a review petition, arguing that the 1987 memorandum created a legal fiction that automatically shifted him to the pension scheme unless he opted out. Arguments Counsel for Mahanti argued that the …

High Court Rules on Family Pension for Chairperson of State Law Commission
5 months ago

High Court Rules on Family Pension for Chairperson of State Law Commission

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that the 'family pension' rules under the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 and the Rules framed thereunder will be applicable to the pension awarded to the Chairperson of the State Law Commission under the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission Act, 2010. The court observed that once the State Government …

High Court Rules on Family Pension for Chairperson of State Law Commission: A Detailed Interpretation
5 months ago

High Court Rules on Family Pension for Chairperson of State Law Commission: A Detailed Interpretation

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that the 'family pension' rules under the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 and the Rules framed thereunder will be applicable to the pension awarded to the Chairperson of the State Law Commission under the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission Act, 2010. The court observed that once the State Government …

Maharashtra becomes first state to implement Unified Pension Scheme | DETAILS
7 months ago

Maharashtra becomes first state to implement Unified Pension Scheme | DETAILS

India TV News  

Maharashtra cabinet: The Maharashtra government, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has become the first in the country to implement the Unified Pension Scheme for state employees. Additionally, the cabinet cleared the Rs 7,000 crore Nar-Par-Girna river linking project, which is expected to primarily benefit the northern Maharashtra districts of Nashik and Jalgaon. Other major decisions taken by Maharashtra Cabinet …

New pension scheme to benefit central govt staff
7 months ago

New pension scheme to benefit central govt staff

Hindustan Times  

The Union cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved a new pension policy for nearly 2.3 million central government employees, unveiling a framework that will give assured 50% of basic pay as monthly payout, assuaging federal staff unions that had sought guaranteed retirement benefits. Modi had set up a panel led by cabinet secretary-designate TV Somanathan, the …

Pension issues addressable: Fin secy
8 months ago

Pension issues addressable: Fin secy

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India can’t afford to go back to the Old Pension System, but it is possible to address the core issues raised by government employees without being fiscally imprudent, said finance secretary TV Somanathan, who is also heading the Committee on National Pension System. In an interaction with this newspaper, he said the committee had multiple rounds of talks …

Government employees may soon get 50% of last pay as pension under NPS: Report
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Government employees may soon get 50% of last pay as pension under NPS: Report

Hindustan Times  

Central government employees who are covered under the National Pension System may soon receive 50 per cent of their last drawn pay as pension as the government seeks to address concerns over payout disparities, The Times of India reported. The government has ruled out a return to the Old Pension Scheme which guaranteed a defined benefit of half of the …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 13 - May 19, 2024
10 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 13 - May 19, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 193 To 2024 LiveLaw 204 NOMINAL INDEX Pipmate Integrated Staff Welfare Association vs. Chief Secretary, Government of Puducherry, 2024 LiveLaw 193 G. Ravichandran vs. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw 194 S Kesavan v The Inspector of Police, 2024 LiveLaw 195 A Balaguru v The Director Superintending Archaeologist, 2024 LiveLaw 196 S. Achuthan vs. Secretary …

Service Of A Government Servant Does Not Qualify For Pension Unless Their Appointment, Duties, And Pay Are Regulated By Or Under The Orders Of The Government: Orissa High Court
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Service Of A Government Servant Does Not Qualify For Pension Unless Their Appointment, Duties, And Pay Are Regulated By Or Under The Orders Of The Government: Orissa High Court

Live Law  

A division bench of the Orissa High Court, comprising Mr. Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Mr. M.S. Background Facts The Respondents were directly appointed employees of the Integrated Tribal Development Agencies and Micro Projects, which come under the ST & SC Development Department of the Government of Odisha. The respondents challenged the said communication before the Orissa Administrative Tribunal, but the …

'Retired District Judges Getting Pension Of Only Rs 19-20K, How Do They Survive? : Supreme Court Seeks AG's Assistance
1 year, 1 month ago

'Retired District Judges Getting Pension Of Only Rs 19-20K, How Do They Survive? : Supreme Court Seeks AG's Assistance

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today while hearing the matter of the pension scheme for judicial officers, flagged concerns on the plight of the retired district judicial officers who were getting inadequate financial support through the present pension policies. The Court urged the Union to find a 'Just Solution' for the officers who have substantially contributed to the cause of Justice The …

'Pension Scheme Must Be Interpreted Widely' : Supreme Court Allows Central Govt Service To Be Included For Pension Of Gujarat Govt Employee
1 year, 1 month ago

'Pension Scheme Must Be Interpreted Widely' : Supreme Court Allows Central Govt Service To Be Included For Pension Of Gujarat Govt Employee

Live Law  

Recently, the Supreme Court, while granting a pension to a government employee under Gujarat Civil Services Rules, 2022, observed that a government servant earns a pension in lieu of tireless service by him/ her. As per it, the qualifying service of a Government employee includes – “services rendered under Central Government/Central Government Autonomous bodies having pension scheme, by a Government …

Maharashtra Civil Services Rules | Penalty Of Reduction In Pay Scale Doesn't Extend Beyond Period Of Employment, Impact Post-Retirement Benefits: High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Maharashtra Civil Services Rules | Penalty Of Reduction In Pay Scale Doesn't Extend Beyond Period Of Employment, Impact Post-Retirement Benefits: High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently observed that the effect of reduction in pay scale of a state government servant, as a form of punishment, does not extend beyond the period of employment and impact post-retirement benefits. Provisions of Rule 5 would be applicable during the period when an employee is in service and not to the benefits once he retires …

Maharashtra Cabinet permits OPS option for government employees hired through ads issued before November 2005
1 year, 2 months ago

Maharashtra Cabinet permits OPS option for government employees hired through ads issued before November 2005

The Hindu  

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal that offers State government employees who joined service after November 2005 on the basis of recruiting The decision comes days after government and semi-government employees struck work, demanding the restoration of the OPS. “It was decided in the Cabinet meeting today to give the old pension scheme option to those …

Does Payment Of Pension To Judicial Officers Based On Contributory Pension Affect Financial Dignity? Supreme Court To Examine
1 year, 4 months ago

Does Payment Of Pension To Judicial Officers Based On Contributory Pension Affect Financial Dignity? Supreme Court To Examine

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today noted that the issue of whether the payment of pensions to judicial officers purely on basis of contribution pension scheme would be consistent with norms of financial dignity did merit consideration. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was passing an order in All India Judges Association v. Union of …

Illegal To Withhold Employee's Pension, Gratuity Particularly When Already Enrolled In An Old Pension Scheme: Rajasthan High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Illegal To Withhold Employee's Pension, Gratuity Particularly When Already Enrolled In An Old Pension Scheme: Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court recently directed a Municipal Corporation to release an employee's pension and gratuity payments holding that withholding such benefits was illegal, unjust and arbitrary. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand added that the Corporation asking him to choose between the New Pension Scheme and Old Pension Scheme, given the petitioner's prior enrolment in the Old Pension Scheme was. Justice …

Pre-2014 retirees may move court against validity of EPFO circulars
1 year, 6 months ago

Pre-2014 retirees may move court against validity of EPFO circulars

The Hindu  

Despite suffering a setback in the Supreme Court last month, a section of pre-2014 retirees covered under the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is exploring the possibility of challenging legally the validity of EPFO’s circulars issued in December 2022 and January 2023. Indicating this, Dada Tukaram Zode, national legal adviser, Employees Pension Co-ordination Committee, points …

Option To Continue With Old Pension Scheme Must Be Extended To All Persons Who Participated In Selection Prior To April 01, 2003 : Madras High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Option To Continue With Old Pension Scheme Must Be Extended To All Persons Who Participated In Selection Prior To April 01, 2003 : Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has said that when the recruitment process was carried out before the Contributory Pension Scheme came into effect, those appointed must be given the option to continue in the old pension scheme. Therefore, the option to continue the old pension scheme must be extended to all those persons who were participated in the selection prior to …

Govt mulling over assured pensions at 40-45% as some states move back to OPS
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt mulling over assured pensions at 40-45% as some states move back to OPS

Live Mint  

Amid the politics of the Old Pension Scheme vs National Pension Scheme, the Government of India officials on Wednesday said that they are mulling over some changes in the new market-linked pension scheme which will ensure employees a minimum pension of 40%-45% of their last drawn salary, a report by Reuters said. The development comes as many Opposition-ruled states in …

EPF Pension: Delhi High Court Restrains EPFO From Taking Coercive Steps On Basis Of Recovery Notices For Higher Pension
1 year, 9 months ago

EPF Pension: Delhi High Court Restrains EPFO From Taking Coercive Steps On Basis Of Recovery Notices For Higher Pension

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently restrained the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation from taking any coercive steps with respect to the notices issued to various pensioners by it for making recoveries of the differential amount on higher pension received by them from many years. Justice Rekha Palli passed the interim order in the pleas moved by four pensioners who, after their …

Judicial Officers' Pension | Notionally Include Increment Which Becomes Due On The Day After Retirement : Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Judicial Officers' Pension | Notionally Include Increment Which Becomes Due On The Day After Retirement : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Court also accepted various other suggestions made by the SNJPC and directed the High Courts to amend their service rules to implement them. The new pay structure shall be as per the 'Pay Accepted Matrix' pattern on the model of VII CPC as against the 'Master Pay Scale' pattern so as to remove the anomalies and to rationalize the …

Judicial Officers' Inability To Meet Targets During Initial Years Need Not Be Viewed Seriously : Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Judicial Officers' Inability To Meet Targets During Initial Years Need Not Be Viewed Seriously : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The inability of a judicial officer to reach the prescribed targets of disposal or not satisfying the quantitative norms during the initial stage of the career need not be viewed seriously.The Supreme Court made this significant observation while accepting the suggestion made by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission for relaxing the norms for grant of 1st Assured Career Progression. …

Give an opportunity to pre-2014 retirees to avail of higher PF pensions: Kerala MP
1 year, 10 months ago

Give an opportunity to pre-2014 retirees to avail of higher PF pensions: Kerala MP

The Hindu  

The demand to provide an opportunity to those pensioners who came under the Employees’ Pension Scheme of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation and retired prior to September 1, 2014, without exercising the joint option to avail themselves of higher PF pensions, has been renewed by John Brittas, Member of Parliament from Kerala. In a seven-page letter sent to the Union …

Extend deadline by 6 months for online submission of consent for higher PF pension: Kerala MP
1 year, 10 months ago

Extend deadline by 6 months for online submission of consent for higher PF pension: Kerala MP

The Hindu  

With the period stipulated by the Employers’ Provident Fund Organisation expiring on Wednesday for sections of employees and pensioners to exercise joint option along with their employers for higher PF pension, the demand has been made by John Brittas, Member of Parliament from Kerala, for extending the deadline by six months. Gupta judgment of the Supreme Court in 2016, Mr. …

Higher pension | EPFO to wait for number of applicants before releasing calculation process
1 year, 10 months ago

Higher pension | EPFO to wait for number of applicants before releasing calculation process

The Hindu  

Even as the last date to file joint options to claim higher Provident Fund pension ends on May 3, the Centre has decided to wait for the total number of applicants before releasing the procedures to calculate the pension and the share of employees. The amendments to the Employees’ Pension Scheme of 1995 to decide the future of the Centre’s …

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Former Bombay HC(Goa Bench) Employees' Letter On Lack Of Pensionary Benefits
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Former Bombay HC(Goa Bench) Employees' Letter On Lack Of Pensionary Benefits

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of a letter written to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud by former employees of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court concerning the lack of pensionary benefits provided to them despite the lapse of 3-7 years of retirement. Some of the former employees of the Bombay High Court's seat at Goa …

Old Pension Scheme: Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks Withdrawal Of Maharashtra Govt Employees' Strike, Hearing On Friday
2 years ago

Old Pension Scheme: Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks Withdrawal Of Maharashtra Govt Employees' Strike, Hearing On Friday

Live Law  

A lawyer has approached the Bombay High Court against the indefinite strike by State Government Employees - paramedics, sanitation workers and teachers - who are demanding implementation of the Old Pension Scheme. Lakhs of employees of the Maharashtra government went on an indefinite strike from March 14 seeking restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, affecting services. The plea states that …

EPF Pension | Kerala High Court Seeks EPFO Response On Plea Challenging Condition To Show Proof Of Giving Higher Pension Option
2 years ago

EPF Pension | Kerala High Court Seeks EPFO Response On Plea Challenging Condition To Show Proof Of Giving Higher Pension Option

Live Law  

A plea has been filed in the Kerala High Court challenging the requirement of submission of proof of having opted for paying higher Provident Fund contribution under paragraph 26 of the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, towards the higher PF pension. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A., on Wednesday, admitted the plea, and granted time to the EPFO to submit counter affidavit in …

Calcutta High Court Issues Direction On Pension Scheme Further To Supreme Court’s Guidelines In EPF Pension Case
2 years ago

Calcutta High Court Issues Direction On Pension Scheme Further To Supreme Court’s Guidelines In EPF Pension Case

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has directed that writ petitioners, who were in service as on 01.09.2014 and were also members of the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 shall be entitled to exercise option which shall cover the pre-amended paragraph 11 as also paragraph 11 of EPS 1995. The single bench of Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury directed Indian Oil Corporation Limited to …

Restore old pension scheme, Central Government officers urge Cabinet Secretary
2 years ago

Restore old pension scheme, Central Government officers urge Cabinet Secretary

The Hindu  

A section of officers, led by the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers and the All India State Government Employees Federation, has approached Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba demanding that the old pension scheme be restored and the National Pension Scheme revoked. The organisations said the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, or the OPS, for government employees was a well-built and …

Maharashtra CM announces committee to study implementation of Old Pension Scheme
2 years ago

Maharashtra CM announces committee to study implementation of Old Pension Scheme

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra government on Monday to set up a committee consisting of senior bureaucratic officers to look into the demand of the State government employees to implement the old pension scheme in the State. Therefore, the government is not against the principle behind the demand to implement the old pension scheme. This committee will submit the report in a timely …

Get additional funds to implement SC order on higher provident fund pension: Panel to Centre
2 years ago

Get additional funds to implement SC order on higher provident fund pension: Panel to Centre

The Hindu  

The Labour Standing Committee of Parliament, headed by senior Biju Janata Dal leader Bhartruhari Mahtab, has pulled up the Union Labour Ministry for underutilisation of the allocations meant for the Ministry’s schemes. The panel asked the Ministry to assess and work out the likely financial implication for implementing the Supreme Court judgment on higher provident fund pension and approach the …

’Find less costly ways...’: Raghuram Rajan speaks on Old Pension Scheme
2 years ago

’Find less costly ways...’: Raghuram Rajan speaks on Old Pension Scheme

Live Mint  

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has expressed his concern regarding the Old Pension Scheme. He said that restarting the old pension scheme would be an enormous obligation in the long run, adding, "less costly ways should be found to address the demands of government pensioners". The former RBI governor said the old pension scheme does involve massive future outlays because …

In Maharashtra Council, Devendra Fadnavis echoes Montek Singh Ahluwalia to counter Old Pension Scheme demand
2 years ago

In Maharashtra Council, Devendra Fadnavis echoes Montek Singh Ahluwalia to counter Old Pension Scheme demand

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on March 3 echoed in the Legislative Council former Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s Opposition to the Old Pension Scheme. Mr. Fadnavis was responding to a question raised by Congress member Rajesh Rathod regarding the State’s plans on the implementation of OPS for teachers and State government employees who joined after 2005. …

Maharashtra not entirely negative on Old Pension Scheme: Devendra Fadnavis
2 years ago

Maharashtra not entirely negative on Old Pension Scheme: Devendra Fadnavis

India Today  

Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the government is not "entirely negative" about the Old Pension Scheme for government employees, but added that any decision on the plan will have to be made keeping in mind the state's finances. Fadnavis's latest remarks came hours after he echoed Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s opposition to the old pension scheme …

Judges' Pension : Most States Report Compliance Of Supreme Court Directions To Disburse Arrears
2 years ago

Judges' Pension : Most States Report Compliance Of Supreme Court Directions To Disburse Arrears

Live Law  

On 07.02.2023, noting that some States Government have not complied with its earlier decision regarding enhancement of pension, to the extent they have defaulted in depositing pension arrears due to judicial officers, it had asked the respective Chief Secretaries of the concerned States to remain present in court if the affidavits were not submitted by 24.02.2023. A Bench comprising Justice …

DMK MP highlights possibility of some post-2014 retirees getting left out of move on higher PF pension
2 years ago

DMK MP highlights possibility of some post-2014 retirees getting left out of move on higher PF pension

The Hindu  

The DMK’s Member of Parliament, M. Shanmugam, has written to Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav, highlighting the possibility of several sections of post-2014 retirees, covered under the 1995 Employees’ Pension Scheme, getting left out of the present move on the provision of a higher Provident Fund pension. Mr Shanmugam explained that all those who retired after September 1, 2014, might …

Shinde goes against Union govt stand, assures OPS in Sindhudurg
2 years, 1 month ago

Shinde goes against Union govt stand, assures OPS in Sindhudurg

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said his government would consider implementing the Old Pension Scheme. Shinde’s comments, made at a function of teachers’ association, in Sindhudurg district on Thursday, gain significance as just three weeks ago, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis had said during a campaign speech that he was not “negative” about OPS. Both Prime Minister and Finance …

Contract lecturers in tribal welfare schools get HC boost
2 years, 1 month ago

Contract lecturers in tribal welfare schools get HC boost

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court directed the state government and Telangana State Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society to implement regular pension as per the revised pension rules, 1980 to the teaching staff, recruited on contract basis from 2000 to 2003 on a consolidated pay. Venugopal was dealing with a petition filed by 121 junior lecturers and other teaching staff, …

DMK, CPI (M) demand withdrawal of EPFO’s circulars on higher pension
2 years, 1 month ago

DMK, CPI (M) demand withdrawal of EPFO’s circulars on higher pension

The Hindu  

The DMK and the CPI have demanded the withdrawal of two circulars issued by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation in late December 2022 and January, on the issue of payments of higher pensions. M. Shanmugam, DMK’s Member of Parliament and general secretary of the Labour Progressive Federation, told The Hindu over the phone from New Delhi that the circulars had …

EPFO’s plan to review high pension payout cases sparks concern
2 years, 2 months ago

EPFO’s plan to review high pension payout cases sparks concern

The Hindu  

The latest circular by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation on reopening cases of higher pension for those who retired prior to September 2014 has evoked concern among sections of such pensioners that they may lose the benefit which they have been enjoying for the past five years or so. The cases of employees who retired prior to September 1, 2014 …

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