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The government itself discriminates 100 times
Ahmedabad, August 19, 2024
After 30 to 35 years of service in private companies, retired employees get pension ranging from Rs 1500 to Rs 2500. There is a demand to increase the pension from Rs. 7500 to 9500 and dearness allowance. The government is discriminating between employees and private employees by fixing pension on the basis of salary 30 years ago. There is 100 times discrimination. A private employee gets a pension of 1 thousand and a government employee gets a pension of 1 lakh.
According to the pension scheme of the year 1995, pension is being determined by calculating the maximum basic salary of 3500 from the basic salary of the employee or worker. With this, the employee or worker is getting a pension of Rs 1000 to 2500. In this era of ever-increasing inflation, this standard of pension is ridiculous. No one can survive with this amount of pension. Also, they are not able to cover their food expenses. At the same time, employees working in the government get a monthly pension of Rs 30,000 to Rs 1,00,000.
The Gujarat government will spend a total of Rs 1,24,993 crore on salary-pension-loan-interest payment in the year 2023-24, which is 41.52 percent of the total budget of Rs 3,01,22 crore. There has been a huge increase of 18.86 percent in this expenditure as compared to the year 2021-22.
The state government grant recipients as well as public sector units had a total of 4,89,773 employees in 2021-22, which increased to 4,90,009 as per the estimate for 2023-24. Thus, the total number of employees has increased by only 0.5 percent in two years, but the expenditure on salary payment has increased by 27 percent.
Similarly, the state government’s aided institutions as well as its public sector had a total of 4,89,607 pensioners in 2021-22, which increased to 5,13,716 as per the estimate for 2023-24. Thus, the number of pensioners has increased by 4.9 percent in two years, but their expenditure on pension has increased by 24.65 percent.
Giving all this information, Pathey Sansthan, associated with budget analysis, further said that the state government spent a total of Rs 49,624 crore on loan repayment and interest payment in 2021-22. It is estimated to increase to Rs 54,924 crore at the end of 2023-24, i.e. an increase of 10.68 percent in two years.
The Gujarat government has decided to assess the pension for the month of July of more than 85 thousand pensioners who retired on or after June 30, 2006. Since the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission in Gujarat from January 1, 2006, the date of salary hike for all employees has become the same every year i.e. July 1.
At the end of a legal battle that went up to the Supreme Court on pension valuation, the Gujarat government paid Rs. 750 crore to all pensioners who retired on or after June 30, 2006. Before the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission in Gujarat, salary hikes were given every year based on the date of joining the service.
The number of state government pensioners in Vadodara city and district is more than 38000. In which the number of such pensioners in the age group of 80 to 100 years is more than 3200, who are getting pension more than the basic amount of pension. Every month from the government treasury Rs. More than 120 crore pension is paid.
Pensioners aged 80 to 85 years get 20 percent more than the basic amount of pension, while pensioners aged 85 to 90 years get 30 percent, pensioners aged 90 to 95 years get 40 percent. Those aged 95 to 100 years get 50 percent. years and retired employees who reach this age. At the age of 100, more than 100 percent i.e. double the amount of pension is received.
According to the 7th Pay Commission, the minimum pension is Rs 7 thousand. Professors, doctors, judges, senior employees working in Gandhinagar Secretariat who retired in the last 5 years get pension of more than Rs. 1 lakh per month. If the salary is more than one and a half to two lakhs, then they are given half of the salary as pension.
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India has sent the 110th report of the Lok Sabha Standing Committee to all the central departments. Pensioners’ organizations have recommended that the demand for pension hike should be considered every five years. Therefore, after every five years, details of 5, 10 and 15 percent increase in pension and family pension will have to be given. Central government departments have given the number of pensioners aged 65-70, 70-75, 75-80, 80-85, 85-90, 90-95, 95-100 and above 100 years. Separate issue-wise reports have been sought on how much pension was given without DA and with DA at what age. It is believed that a 5 percent increase can be made on the basis of basic salary. Those who have sold their pension after retirement will also be included in the 5 percent increase. The amount of pension will be half of the basic salary. There will be no increase after 20 percent.
The Modi government at the Center has taken steps towards fulfilling this demand. 60 lakh pensioners of the country will benefit.
Pensioners Day is celebrated on 17 December. As soon as the name of pension comes, everyone starts worrying about the daily needs after retirement. Everyone wants that even after retirement, there should be income to meet their daily needs. Still 90 percent of the country’s population is outside the scope of pension scheme. So when and by whom was the pension started.
During the British rule in 1857, the British government started pension scheme for retired people.
After 1900, the pension system was started for the employees. This scheme of the British government in India was similar to the pension system of Britain.
A part of the salary
is deducted in the pension for later life, and after retirement some amount is added and paid by the government.
The pension scheme provides financial amount during old age when there is no regular source of income. Living in old age is not dependent on anyone and no compromise has to be made in old age. This pension scheme gives people a chance to save.
According to the United Nations Population Division, life expectancy in India will increase from 65 years to 75 years by 2050. The number of years after retirement has increased. In such a situation, keeping in mind the rising cost of living, increasing age, regular income after retirement has become necessary. To ensure that more and more people get regular income after retirement, the government has launched the National Pension Scheme, which can be availed by private employees as well as government employees.
If the basic monthly salary of a government employee at the time of retirement is Rs 10,000, the employee is guaranteed a pension of Rs 5,000. Also, like the salaries of government employees, the monthly payout of pensioners also increases with the increase in dearness allowance or DA announced by the government for the service of the employees. DA hiked by 4 per cent.
The minimum pension offered by the government is Rs. 9,000, and the maximum is Rs. 62,500 (50 per cent of the highest salary in the central government, which is Rs 1,25,000 per month).
Political pension
Modi made a provision to end the pension given to employees after working till the age of 60 years, if someone becomes an MP even for a day, then he is given a lifetime pension by the Government of India.
Senior MPs get more pension every month
Members of Parliament, whether they are members of Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha, get pension under the Salary, Allowances and Pension Act-1954 of Members of Parliament. At present this amount is Rs 25 thousand per month. Apart from this, if an MP remains an MP for more than five years, that is, the tenure increases, then an amount of Rs 1500 per month is given separately in relation to his seniority.
When Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was an MP, a committee headed by him had recommended increasing the pension amount. It was proposed to increase it to Rs 35 thousand.
Whether someone becomes an MP for a day or remains an MP till the age of 80, if he is no longer an MP, he will continue to get pension for life. Not only this, there is also a pension facility for the family of MPs. That is, pension is given to the husband, wife or dependent of the MP. On the death of an MP or former MP, half pension is given to their husband, wife or dependents.
MPs and MLAs are also entitled to double pension. If an MLA wins the election and becomes an MP, he not only gets the salary of an MP but also the pension of an MLA. Later he gets the pension of both former MP and former MLA. Similarly, if a former MP or MLA becomes a minister, he will get pension as an MP-MLA along with the salary of a minister.
Former MPs also get the facility of free rail travel. Can travel alone in First AC. The same pension rule also applies to state Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils. The pension amount for MLAs varies in states. MLAs are not given pension in Gujarat.
Every time he was elected MLA in Punjab, he used to get a separate pension. A leader who became MLA 10 times got 10 times pension. It reached Rs 6.62 lakh per month. Bhagwant Mann’s government changed this rule and now the pension of all MLAs has been fixed at Rs 75 thousand per month.
Salary
MPs in India get a salary of Rs 1 lakh. An additional allowance of Rs 2,000 per day is given during duty. Rs 70 thousand per month is given as constituency allowance, while Rs 60 thousand per month is given for office expenses. MPs get Rs. 2.30 lakh, which includes only salary, constituency allowance and office allowance. Duty allowance of Rs 2,000 per day is given separately. It has also been decided that the salary and daily allowance of MPs will be increased every five years based on the cost inflation index from April 1, 2023.
(Google translation from Gujarati)
