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CM Bhajanlal Sharma announces increase in pension, bonus to farmers

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Tuesday announced an increase in social security pension for widows and elderly and bonus to farmers on minimum support price for wheat crop. Replying to a debate on the motion of thanks to the governor's speech in the state assembly, he also targeted the previous Congress government over various issues, including law and order and recruitment exam paper leaks, and said the BJP government will fulfil all its poll promises and establish the rule of law in the state. The chief minister said that a decision has been taken to increase the amount under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi in the state from Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 annually in the first phase. This will put an additional financial burden of Rs 1,300 crore on the state. Sharma said the BJP had promised to give a bonus on the MSP for wheat. In the first phase, a bonus of Rs 125 will be given on wheat, after which its MSP in the state will be increased from Rs 2,275 to Rs 2,400. This will put an ...

Fresh NPS adoption by corporate sector slips to 34-month low in Nov: NSO

Data shows that the addition of new monthly subscribers under the corporate segment fell by approximately 25 per cent to 7,728 in November from 10,341 in October

NPS: Ambit of reasons for withdrawal expanded; use facility cautiously

Withdrawal made during tenure for other goals will erode retirement corpus

PFRDA asks lenders to shore up private sector subscribers under NPS

The chairman said the decline seen in e-NPS (voluntary accounts) was responsible for the slow pace of enrolments this year

Total corpus under pension funds crosses Rs 11 trillion: PFRDA chairman

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Deepak Mohanty on Friday said the total corpus under the National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana has crossed Rs 11 lakh crore. The milestone of Rs 11 lakh crore asset under management (AUM) was achieved on January 10, 2024, he told reporters here. The AUM has increased from Rs 10 lakh crore to Rs 11 lakh crore in 4 months 18 days (August 24, 2023 to January 10, 2024), he said, adding the private sector AUM crossed Rs 2 lakh crore. The authority in September revised the AUM target of Rs 12 lakh crore for the current fiscal. The pension authority is working on a minimum assured pension plan, and it could become a reality in the next financial year if the guarantee issued is resolved. "There are a lot of complications in determining the rate of return, what to set as the bar for return. Fund managers are also thinly capitalised. So, you have to keep a check on their liabilities also," Mohanty said. Asked

Budget 2024-25: Insurers hope for tax reliefs, provisions for uncertainties

Insurers have suggested introduction of a separate tax deduction limit for life insurance, waiver of taxation on annuity and pension products

NPS added 19% fewer fresh corporate subscribers in first half of FY24

Experts blame the fall on higher exemption limit for Rs 7-5 lakh IT bracket

NPS: Select and switch fund managers based on long-term performance

Monitor seven or 10-year performance and switch if underperformance persists for two years

SBI to acquire another 20% stake in SBI Pension Funds for Rs 229.52 crore

At present, SBI has a 60 per cent stake in the pension fund

NPS adoption by govt employees hit 6-month high in September: NSO data

Earlier, 85,586 new subscribers had joined the NPS in March

IT, consulting firms lead NPS adoption in private space: PFRDA data

IT and consulting firms account for 131,354 subscribers, followed by the private banking sector, which has 59,521 subscribers, and financial services, which has 38,914 subscribers

NPS adoption by govt sector at 5 month high in August, shows NSO data

Earlier, 85,586 new subscribers had joined the NPS in March 2023

Assembly polls: The age-old debate on OPS vs NPS is not retired hurt, yet

NMOPS swings for the fences as it attempts to hit a home run with a non-negotiable demand: restore the earlier pension scheme with fixed returns

Choosing NPS fund manager? Seek consistency across the asset classes

Switch fund manager only if long-term performance lags the category average

Fresh NPS corporate subscribers at 12-month high in July, shows NSO data

Of the 29,333 subscribers under the corporate sector, three-fourths of the subscribers belonged to the age group of 29 years and above

Old pension scheme 4.5 times more costly than the existing NPS: RBI Study

The RBI report comes at a time when five states - Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh have announced their return to the OPS for government employees

EPFO to generate 16 mn net payrolls in FY24, says SBI Ecowrap report

More people might be sticking to current employment as number of members rejoining or resubscribing pension fund has declined, it says

Fresh corporate NPS subscribers decline 26% during Jan-June: NSO data

A cumulative total of 77,140 new subscribers embraced the NPS under the corporate component this year, a drop from 104,447 last year

National Pension Scheme to add 1.3 million new subscribers in FY24

To roll out systematic withdrawal plan in October

NPS subscribers can soon opt for periodic withdrawals; check details here

PFRDA says subscribers can leave their 60% corpus in NPS and can receive it back in a staggered manner, such as monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually, until the age of 75