The State government has reportedly found irregularities in the ‘Aasara’ pension scheme with 5,650 pensioners, including some retired government employees, receiving double pensions in violation of rules and causing a dent to the exchequer. Sources say that the financial mismanagement of the welfare pension scheme has severely impacted the State’s coffers. In Khammam district, officials … Read more
The State government can hike the social security pensions from the present ₹1,600 a month if the Union government restores the State’s rightful share of funds, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal informed the Assembly on Monday. The LDF government has in the past seven years authorised the release of ₹59,112 crore towards the distribution of social … Read more
Paris CNN — French transport networks, oil refineries and schools were hit by widespread disruption Thursday as workers staged a national strike to protest an increase in the retirement age that was pushed through parliament without a vote. Though sporadic demonstrations had popped up in Paris and other cities after the French government forced the … Read more
Paris CNN — The City of Lights has a garbage problem. Massive strikes in Paris against pension reform this week are affecting trash pickup services in the French capital, with piles of waste sitting on many of the city’s normally picturesque streets, including those just steps from monuments like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc … Read more
Paris/London CNN — French schools and transportation networks were heavily disrupted Tuesday for the second time this month, as unions staged another mass strike against government plans to raise the retirement age for most workers. Unions and opposition parties called for people to protest in major cities, hoping for a repeat of the first major … Read more
Paris/London CNN — Strikes disrupted train services, flights, schools and businesses in France on Thursday as more than one million people protested against the government’s plans to raise the retirement age for most workers. Protests in major French cities, including Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and Nice, brought many transport services to a standstill. The Eiffel … Read more
London/Paris CNN — The French government is planning to raise the official retirement age by two years as part of a long-delayed reform to the country’s pension system that prompted labor unions to call for nationwide strikes next week. New legislation will require French citizens to work until 64, from 62 currently, to qualify for … Read more
The Delhi High Court Monday directed North Municipal Corporation of Delhi (North MCD) to disclose its list of assets and bank balance to examine the issue of non-payment of salaries to the employees and pensions for those retired. The high court warned it will now start attaching the civic body’s properties as the employees and … Read more