Picture retiring after a lifetime of toil in India’s private sector, then finding out your monthly pension is just enough to pay for basic medical needs or just to buy groceries. Over 8 million EPS-95 pensioners have been living through this nightmare since 2014, as the minimum pension has been frozen at Rs 1,000 despite … Read more
Think of waging a laborious battle in the factories and offices for long years only to be retired at the rate of ₹1,000 per month, not even sufficient for a week’s ration amongst some of the highest prices. For approximately 6.5 million EPS-95 pensions, a severe crisis erupted in India in October 2025. Protests, marches, … Read more
Pit feet in scorching factories and rambling offices for decades only to face old age with a mere pension good only for a weeks’ worth of groceries. For millions under Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS-95), it was not a nightmare but their reality. In the first quarter of 2025, hints of dawn are creeping through; minimum … Read more
For the longest stretch of their lives, the sight-used shirts carried the sweat of their brow and workdays were spent at endless commutes running the rat race. All these years, dreams took the backseat to ensure their children’s family was tended to, but then they are leaving on a ₹1,000 pension that makes no sense … Read more
`Imagine working in a factory or office for years awaiting retirement only to receive but a meager ₹1,000 pension, barely enough for a single week’s groceries in today’s world dominated by inflation. For over six million employees under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS-95), this was nothing short of a national shame. And then there is … Read more
Just imagine working for years in a factory or office only to retire with a mere ₹1,000 pension per month- good enough for groceries worth only a few days amidst the raging prices and their direly skyrocketing mood. For millions of the workmen under the EPS-95, life was lived losing their entirety. October 2025 reversed … Read more