
Double Dhamaka for pension holders on New Year 2013
New Year’s gift for pension holders
New Delhi: Old age pension holders are likely to get double bonanza in New Year as the government is mulling to increase the amount of pension money which will be transferred to their accounts through Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme. The plan is afoot to increase the pension amount at par with the average annual inflation rate.
According to the sources, the Committee on Planning Commission formed to review different pension schemes has almost completed its report. Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram will make an announcement in the coming...