'Rs 1000 EPF pension a joke': Congress slams govt after Parliamentary panel report
Published on: March 18, 2026, 3:09 p.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
New Delhi, Mar 18: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government after a Parliamentary panel recommended an urgent review of the Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995, and demanded that it must take concrete steps for redressal. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh, alleged that over the nearly 12-year tenure of the Modi government, many social security schemes have gradually weakened or have been deliberately undermined. Even a basic facility like a pension has […]
