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...
Enrolments in informal workers’ pension plan drop 92% to 130,000Officials and labour experts attributed the poor response to the government’s flagship social security scheme for unorganised workers to th...
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) ...
PMSYM scheme: Government eyes over 1 crore enrolments by April endThe PMSYM scheme provides for a minimum monthly assured pension of Rs 3,000 for unorganised sector workers from the age of 60 years. The sc...
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.
Unorganised workers can now subscribe to Rs 3,000 monthly pension scheme at common service centresThe government has roped in CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd for mobilising and registering beneficiaries across India.