Pensioners will hold a rally in the national capital Delhi on Thursday for their demands including increasing the minimum pension of employees and pensioners covered under the EPS-95 scheme of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) to Rs 7,500 per month and other demands.
EPS-95 National Struggle Committee (NAC) said in a statement on Wednesday that it will hold a rally at Ramlila Maidan on December 7 in support of its demands. 50,000 pensioners from across the country will participate in this rally in support of other demands including increasing the minimum pension to Rs 7,500 monthly.
The pensioners are making other demands including increasing the basic pension to Rs 7,500 monthly along with dearness allowance, providing free health facilities to the spouses of the pensioners. At present the minimum pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS)-95 is Rs 1,000 per month.
According to the statement, after this rally the pensioners will observe a fast unto death at Jantar Mantar from December 8. Committee Chairman Commander Ashok Raut (retired) said, “We will hold a rally at Ramlila Maidan on December 7 in support of our demands. This is our final warning. If our demands are not met, we will fast unto death….”
The statement said that till the Central Government reaches any decision, President Raut, General Secretary Virendra Singh Rajawat and Chief Advisor PN Patil will join the fast. It is noteworthy that 12 percent of the basic salary of the employees covered under EPS (Employee Pension Scheme), 95 goes to the provident fund. Whereas out of 12 percent of the employer’s share, 8.33 percent goes to the employee pension scheme.
Apart from this, the government also contributes 1.16 percent to the pension fund. Raut claims, “Even after working for thirty-thirty years and continuously contributing to the EPS based pension item, the employees are getting such a small amount as monthly pension, due to which it is difficult for the employees and their families to survive.” Is.