New Delhi: Trade unions are up in arms against the government for suspending Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension scheme, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from this month. Hind Mazdoor Sabha secretary A.D. Nagpal said, “All central trade unions would take up the issue with the Prime Minister and write a letter to him demanding resumption of the scheme. We will also launch a nation-wide protest against this decision”.
The EPFO had started the scheme with effect from September 2014, hiking the pension amount to a flat Rs 1,000 per month for those who were getting lower amount earlier. The decision to suspend this benefit will immediately hit about 32 lakh pensioners who were earlier getting less than this entitlement.
Now with the suspension of the scheme, the beneficiaries will get pension at the earlier rates. “PM has himself announced the Rs 1000 minimum monthly pension. Has the government done it for six months only!,” Mr Nagpal, who is also an EPFO trustee, said
