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Pensioners' body EPS95 National Agitation Committee on Monday called for a nationwide protest on August 5, in support of their demand for a minimum monthly pension of Rs 7,500 under the Employee Pension Scheme. Presently, the minimum monthly pension under the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) is Rs 1,000, which was enforced on September 1, 2014. The EPS is run by retirement body EPFO. According to a press release issue by the committee, thousands of pensioners covered under EPS-95 are set to gather at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on August 5, as part of a nationwide protest demanding long-pending pension reforms. The demonstration has been called by the EPS95 National Agitation Committee, which says years of representations, peaceful protests, and appeals to the government have failed to bring any meaningful policy decision, it stated. The committee's key demands include raising the minimum monthly pension to Rs 7,500, providing Dearness Allowance (DA), extending free medical facilities t

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Union minister Jitendra Singh called for urgent reforms in pension administration, given that the number of central government pensioners now exceeds serving staff and a number of pending legal cases

The government has appointed Deputy CAG S Ramann as Chairperson of pension fund regulator PFRDA. Ramann would replace incumbent Deepak Mohanty whose term comes to an end in May 2025. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Sivasubramanian Ramann, Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General, to the post of chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), a government notification dated April 1 said. The ACC has approved his appointment for a tenure of five years or till he attains age of 65 years, it said. Ramann, presently serving as Deputy CAG, belongs to 1991 batch of Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA&AS). He has also served as Chairman & Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), for 3 years between 2021 and 2024. Before joining SIDBI, he was MD & CEO of National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL). Prior to joining NeSL, Ramann was the Principal Accountant General (Audit), ...

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The Supreme Court had earlier ruled that pensionary benefits must be calculated based on the past drawn salary as a High Court judge, ensuring parity across the judiciary