Retired Regional Rural Banks staff seek hike in pension
Mysuru: Retired employees of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide them adequate pension. To push their case, around 300 members from 100 districts assembled near Law Courts premises took out a candlelight march here on Thursday.
They have planned a national-level rally will in New Delhi on June 27. Kaveri Grameena Bank Retired Staff Association general secretary
M Nagabhushana said that they, being RRB staff, had successfully implemented the state and central government schemes for the benefit of rural people. "We are senior citizens now, facing many difficulties. With the present pension, which is in Rs500-2,000 range, we cannot even meet medical expenses. In this regard, Rajasthan high court has approved reforms in pension for RRB retired staff. But the central government is not interested to implement new pension schemes," he said.
Source:TOI
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