Thousands of pensioners on Thursday staged a protest demanding a hike in minimum monthly pension. The pensioners who come under EPF-95 demanded a raise to Rs 7,500. Presently, the pension under the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is Rs 1000. “Today pensioners protested from Ramlila Maidan to Jantar Mantar for their honour and right. Thousands of Protesters from 22 states voiced their right to pension…,” said a statement All-India EPS-95 Pensioners Sangharsh Samiti. The Samiti’s National Convener Ashok Raut said,”If they don’t fulfil our demands, we will go and talk to every Minister, MP, and MLA and will make it a national agitation as retired employees get less than Rs 2,500 monthly pension which is not enough to meet their daily needs. So it is the matter of 17 crore people of unorganised sector and their future.”
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