Plan afoot to revamp pension scheme for unorganised workersThe changes under consideration include extending the enrolment age to beyond the current limit of 40 years, enhancing the wage ceiling to ...
Review of LIC role in pension schemes on cardsThe Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) scheme and the National Pension Scheme (NPS) for Traders and Self-Employed, both launched ...
Labour Ministry reaches out to PSUs for 'Donate a Pension' driveThe labour ministry of India has started discussions with public sector undertakings (PSUs) and government departments, urging them to cont...
21% unorganised workers exit PM pension schemeExperts attributed this to high inflation and rise in cost of living which has made it difficult for unorganised workers to continue contri...
Unorganised workers' pension scheme sees drop in enrolmentsEnrolments into the Indian government's pension scheme, PM Shram Yogi Maan Dhan (PM-SYM), for unorganised workers declined to 4.4 million a...
Donate-a-pension retirement plan finds few takersOnly 14,518 unorganised workers enrolled under the scheme between April 1 and May 25, government data showed, bringing average enrolment in...
Labour Ministry launches ‘Donate-a-Pension’ initiative: Check detailsOn Monday, Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the Pradhan Mantri Shram's 'Donate-a-Pension' campaign. This move ...
Nearly 46 lakh unorganised workers registered under PM-SYM schemeUnder Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme, a minimum assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 will be provided to the uno...
‘Donate Pension’ appeal to households in works on the lines of LPG 'Give it up' campaign'Donate a pension' campaign is likely to cost an individual only Rs 36,000 per worker, in a one-time outgo that would compensate for the mo...
Pension scheme for unorganised workers: Lowest PM-SYM enrolments in OctoberCumulatively, 4.51 million informal workers have been enrolled till October after the scheme was rolled out three years ago. This is, howev...
Government plans to make social security scheme for informal workers more attractiveGovt plans options like free accident cover and reduced monthly contribution for attracting more informal workers to join the voluntary Pra...
80,000 new additions take PM-SYM's total subscriber count to over 44 lakhOver Rs 173 crore has been spent on the scheme so far this year as against the budgetary allocation of Rs 500 crore for 2020-21, labour min...
Lockdowns take a toll on unorganised sector; PM-SYM sees big dip in enrolmentThe Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) scheme saw average monthly enrolment decline to about an eighth since April with average m...
60 lakh informal workers, small traders enrolled under new pension schemes: PresidentLast year, the government launched Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) and Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana (PM-LVM) ...
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan: All you need to knowIt is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme, under which the subscriber would receive a minimum assured pension of Rs 3,000 per month...
PMSYM pension scheme subscription to cross one crore mark soon: Ravi Shankar PrasadAccording to the labour ministry portal, as many as 10.95 lakh workers have already subscribed to the pension scheme.
Christian Michel claims he has been "hijacked", says his extradition illegalMichel who was brought to India late Tuesday night has remained “aggressive” so far in denying any link to the alleged bribes paid.