The Finance Ministry today clarified that there is no proposal to reduce pensions of central government employees.
One of the user in twitter asked to Finance Minister that,
“A central govt circular showing 20% cut in pension disbursement is doing rounds in social media and TV channels creating panic among defence pensioners. Is the truth in it? Please clarify urgently,”
After this tweet, the official Minister of Finance replied with the following details in twitter.
“It is being reported that a 20% cut in Central Government Pensions is being planned.This news is FALSE. There will be no cut in pension disbursements. It is clarified that salaries and pensions will not be affected by Government Cash Management instructions.”
It is being reported that a 20% cut in Central Government Pensions is being planned.This news is FALSE. There will be no cut in pension disbursements. It is clarified that salaries and pensions will not be affected by Government Cash Management instructions.@PIBFactCheck https://t.co/hlZpnbxnJx
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) April 19, 2020
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also shared the ministry’s tweet and tweeted following details
Thanks for approaching seeking a clarification. There is no cut in pension.
Thanks for approaching seeking a clarification.
There is no cut in pension.— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) April 19, 2020
Now it is clear that, there is no cut in Salary & Pension for Central Government Employees and Pensioner
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SALARY AND PENSIONS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED TWEETED BY FINANCE MINISTER BUT ALL IS BEING AFFTECTED. JUST FREEZING OF D.A. NPS COUNTRUBUTION FROM 14% TO 10% . WHETER ALSO COUNTRUBUTION TOWARDS EPS ALSO WILL BE REDUCED FROM 12% TO 10% ?.
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Great relief to all pensioners about the news that pension is not affected.However we voluntarily contributing to carona fund thru our association.
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