Why 2026 Kerala polls are crucial test for Congress-led United Democratic Front after Left front's decade in powerKerala Exit Poll 2026: Exit polls suggest the Congress-led UDF could unseat Kerala's ruling LDF after a decade in opposition, with projecti...
02 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Widowed or divorced? Social Security Administration update may boost your monthly checksSocial Security benefits are rising in 2025 for widows and divorced spouses after new rule changes. Many people linked to government jobs m...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
UP Widow Pension Scheme: How to apply on sspy-up.gov.in to get Rs 1,500 monthly, documents needed, eligibility and other detailsUP scholarship: The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the pension amount for widows to Rs 1,500 per month in this budget. The eligible...
16 Feb, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Five central government pension schemes every BPL cardholder can apply for online or offlineThe Indian government provides financial aid to BPL families through five schemes under the National Social Assistance Programme. These inc...
08 Nov, 2025, 03.02 PM IST
Enhanced family pension: Parents of deceased govt employees must file separate life certificates to get pension at higher rateParents of deceased government employees must now submit individual life certificates annually to receive enhanced family pensions. This ne...
29 Oct, 2025, 03.41 PM IST
Pension for EPF members: 6 types of pensions under EPS 95, who is eligibleEPS pension: The EPFO provides the Employees' Pension Scheme, which is a social security initiative for individuals who have EPF accounts. ...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
New pension rules: These female central govt employees can now nominate children for family pension instead of husbandThe Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare has announced that a woman central government employee can choose to nominate her child or ...
05 Jan, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
If EPS 95 member dies before retirement, when will the spouse get pension and how much?If an EPS member dies after retirement surviving spouse gets a pension which is typically 50% of what the member was getting. However, what...
13 Jul, 2023, 02.35 PM IST
Haryana govt announces monthly pension of Rs 2,750 for widower, unmarried peopleChief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said unmarried men and women who are in the age group of 45-60 and have an annual income of ...
06 Jul, 2023, 07.25 PM IST
Documents required to avail pension in case of death of EPS pensionerThe Employee's Pension Scheme (EPS) was established in 1995 with the main goal of assisting employees in the organised sector.
31 Aug, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
Govt asks states to disburse ex-gratia amount under National Social Assistance Programme in two daysGovernment, under the Rs 1.7 lakh crore Garib Kalyan Yojana Package, will provide one time ex-gratia amount of Rs 1,000 to old age, widow a...
07 Apr, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
Elderly, differently-abled, widows to get 3 months' pension in advanceThe Centre has decided to give three months pension in advance to all the 2.98-crore beneficiaries by the first week of April, according to...
27 Mar, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
All eyes are on GST as government plans higher social pensionAs per the estimates, restructuring the three key social pensions will incur an additional expenditure of Rs 10,000-12,000 crore over prese...
06 Sep, 2017, 04.37 PM IST
Reduce widow pension age from 40 to 18, experts panel tells governmentThe expert panel headed by former finance secretary Sumit Bose also recommended that widows be eligible for waivers in education fees and s...
14 Jan, 2017, 10.45 AM IST
Believe it or not, a pension of Rs 5 a day for Madhya Pradesh widowsAt Rs 150 per month, the aid turns out to be Rs 5 per day which cannot buy one even a cup of tea, claimed activists. Even doubling the amou...
08 Mar, 2016, 12.44 PM IST
7,549 militancy victims among 5.80 lakh getting pension in Jammu and KashmirAs many as 5,80,497 people including 7,549 militancy-hit victims are getting pension under various schemes in Jammu and Kashmir.
24 Mar, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
- Govt doubles old-age pension, expands its ambit
The expansion of the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pensions Scheme (IGNOAPS) would now include two crore widows and handicapped who are li...
19 Feb, 2009, 09.57 PM IST