7TH PAY PANEL MOOTS 24% RISE IN PENSIONS
Whereas Senior Citizens who have retired from Private Sector and Unorganised Sector have been given reduction in their monthly income from Fixed Deposits in Banks and burdened with rising cost of daily use food items Tur Dal, Rice, Onions and Tomatoes etc.
Therefore it is high time that Central Government appoints a Commission for Senior Citizens, similar to Pay Commission for Ensuring that Small Savings Scheme and Bank Term Deposits rates are revised upward every year to keep pace with the rising cost of essential commodities required for sustenance. more