Government of India Approval To Fix Minimum Pension Of Retired Employees Of Indian Coal Mines As ₹1000

As a result of the tireless efforts of various pensioner associations in the country for increasing the pension of the retired employees of the Indian Coal Mines, the Government of India has given its stamp of approval to fix the minimum pension as ₹1000.

This is effective from March 2024. Considering the sky rocketing market prices, this awarding of ₹1000 as pension is insufficient to cater to the daily needs of retired employees. It is strange and surprising to imagine that families of retired coal employees were recommended to survive on the meagre amounts.

Fixing the minimum pension as ₹1000 is like an expedition to Mount Everest without oxygen supply. The concerned authorities are responsible to explain how this act of minimally increasing the pension would support the lives of the employees. The authorities have to express their solidarity in this regard as the employees have toiled hard and worked against the various exogenic forces on this planet in extracting the coal and fulfilling the energy demands of the nation. We sincerely request the Government of India to increase the pension by 50% and also pay drought allowance as given to the similarly employed employees, say Dandamraj Ramchander Rao, President, Singareni Retired Employees Association.

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