Latest News | Around 50,000 to Stage Protest in Delhi to Demand Hike in Minimum Pension

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95), an association of pensioners, will organise a rally in the national capital to press the government to hike minimum pension under the scheme.

Presently, the minimum pension under the EPS-95 is Rs 1,000 per month. The EPS-95 is run by retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

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"The EPS-95 pensioners are steadfast in their resolve to secure a minimum pension of Rs 7,500, dearness allowance, and additional benefits outlined in the EPFO's letter dated 23.03.2017," Rashtriya Sangharsh Samiti said in a statement.

The Rashtriya Sangharsh Samiti will organise a rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on December 7, and about 50,000 pensioners from across the nation will unite to demand an increase in minimum pension, the statement said.

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Following the mammoth rally, a fast unto death is scheduled at Jantar Mantar starting from December 8, the statement said.

President of the samiti Commander Ashok Raut, General Secretary Virendra Singh Rajawat, and Chief Advisor P N Patil will take part in the fast until the central government reaches a decision, it said.

The committee demands fulfilment of its four-point demands, including an increase in the government's contribution to the pension scheme.

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