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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]
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The Union Government's pension liabilities in Budget Estimate 2022-2023 on account of Old Pension Scheme for existing retirees is ₹2.07 lakh crore. [2] The cost of pension for all State Government's combined Budget Estimate 2022-2023 is ₹4,63,436.9 Crores.
It is a non-contributory pension introduced in 1995. It is targeted at people between 60 and 65 years old who have not been in paid work either for health reasons or because they were carers. To be eligible, one must be above the age of 60 and below the poverty line. [2] It is funded through the general taxation.
On 26 August 2021, PFRDA increased the entry age for the National Pension System (NPS) from 65 years to 70 years. As per the revised norms, any Indian Citizen, resident or non-resident, and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) between the age of 18–70 years can join NPS and continue or defer their NPS Account up to the age of 75 years. [6]
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 ...
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This scheme has been replaced with Atal Pension Yojana, [6] in which all subscribing workers below the age of 40 are eligible for pension of up to ₹ 5,000 (US$58) per month on attainment of 60 years of age. [7] [8] This scheme was named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister of India. [9]