The National Agitation Committee (NAC), a nationwide organization comprising EPS’95 pensioners, went on a countrywide “One Day Fast” on June 1st to press their demands for the implementation of a Supreme Court judgement on Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS’95) dated October 4th, 2016. The verdict had directed the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to increase the pension amount based on the pensioners’ actual salary. Over 60 lakh members participated all over the country, with five lakh members from Karnataka, including one lakh from Bangalore taking part in the one day fast. The NAC plans to intensify its agitation if the union…
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