Coal pensioners protest in capital, demand review of pension scheme

Agitators seek dearness relief as scheme component to ensure equitable pension; want adherence to provisions of CMPS 1998 on review and revision of pension every three years

Members of the All India Coal Pensioners association (AICPA) staged a one-day protest in the capital on Monday against the non-revision of the pension amount, and demanded a review of the Coal Mines Pension Scheme (CMPS 1998).

CMPS 1998 covers pensioners from Coal India Ltd (CIL), Singareni Collieries (SCC) and a few other coal firms.

The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO), working under the Ministry of Coal, has been tasked with the implementation of the scheme.

The protesters demanded Dearness Relief (DR) as a component of the scheme to ensure equitable pension and called for adherence to the provisions