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The EPFO's top decision-making body is the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), [2] [3] a statutory body established by the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF&MP) Act, 1952. [4] As of 2021, more than ₹ 15.6 lakh crore (US$209 billion) are under EPFO management.
It also administers various welfare schemes for central government pensioners, i.e., redressal for Pensioners' grievances through CPENGRAM, an online pension sanction module for civil pensioners "Bhavishya", Sankalp, etc., under the umbrella of Pensioners' Portal. However, the pensioners of Ministries of Railways and Defence are governed by ...
As the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the prime minister exercises control over the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), [1] the country's premier civil service, [2] [3] which staffs most of the senior civil service positions; [2] [3] the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB); [4] [5] and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), [4] [5] except for the selection of ...
The Pension Parishad – an initiative to ensure universal pension to all workers in India – has been demanding that the Government of India establish a "non-contributory and universal old age pension system with a minimum amount of monthly pension not less than 50% of the minimum wage or ₹ 2,000 (US$23), whichever is higher." [51]
India operates a complex pension system. There are however three major pillars to the Indian pension system: the solidarity social assistance called the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for the elderly poor, the civil servants pension (now open for all) and the mandatory defined contribution pension programs run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation of India for private ...
For proof of address, an individual may submit a copy of their ration card or bank passbook. Subscribers are required to opt for a monthly pension from ₹ 1,000 (US$12) to ₹ 5,000 (US$58) and ensure payment of the stipulated contribution regularly (monthly, quarterly, or half-yearly basis). Subscribers can opt to decrease or increase pension ...
The pension expenditure of Central Government in 1990-91 was 0.38 per cent of GDP and 3.9 per cent of net revenue amounting to 2,138 crores. [13] In 1993-94, the pension liability jumped to 0.6 per cent of GDP at 5,206 crores. [14] The pension cost for exchequer was growing at a CAGR of 21% per annum in the 1990s.
The PFRDA ensures the orderly growth and development of pension market. PFRDA have set up a Trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 to oversee the functions of the Pension Fund Managers (PFMs). The NPS Trust is composed of members representing diverse fields and brings wide range of talent to the regulatory framework.