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The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), introduced by the Government of India in 2024 as an optional pension scheme along with the National Pension System (NPS) for the government employees, it aims to provide a comprehensive and centralised pension system for Central government employees. The scheme is designed to consolidate various existing ...
The Government Pension Offset (GPO) reduces survivor or spousal benefits if a person’s pension is non-covered. GPO affects fewer people, but it cuts the Social Security benefit by two-thirds of ...
Under this scheme, employees working in the organised sector can gain pension benefit after reaching age 58. This EPS applies to new and existing members. The Scheme has been framed by the Central Government in accordance with the powers conferred by section 6A of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF and MP) Act, 1952.
Social security benefits were reduced by two-thirds of the non-covered government pension amount. [1] Note this is not two-thirds of the Social Security benefit; for example, a $600 non-covered pension benefit would reduce Social Security spousal benefits by $400, regardless of whether the spouse was entitled to $500 or $1000 on the Social Security record of the number holder.
The Government Pension Offset affects spouses, widows and widowers who receive government pensions and in some cases reduces their Social Security benefits, according to the SSA.
Schemes that the central government fully funds are referred to as "central sector schemes" (CS). In contrast, schemes mainly funded by the center and implemented by the states are "centrally sponsored schemes" (CSS). [1] In the 2022 Union budget of India, there are 740 central sector (CS) schemes. [2] [3] and 65 (+/-7) centrally sponsored ...
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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.