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The Tamil Nadu Pensioners Association present staged a objection implicit a raft of demands astatine the Collectorate connected Friday.
The members of the Association demanded a 10% hike successful pension for those aged supra 70. Similar hike for household pension dependents was besides demanded.
The protesters besides demanded a minimum pension of ₹7,850 for anganwadi workers, noon-meal workers, and noon-meal assistants. The Association besides called for an further aesculapian allowance of ₹1,000.
They besides demanded a reversal to the aged pension scheme. Similarly, irrespective of the day of decease of the pensioner, the pension magnitude indispensable beryllium remitted successful afloat to the relationship without deductions. This signifier was successful unit successful Kerala and Tamil Nadu indispensable emulate this, the protesters said.
They besides demanded a simplification successful the commutation play from 15 years to 12 years. This was followed successful Kerala, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and indispensable beryllium implemented successful Tamil Nadu arsenic well.
Similarly, the protesters besides called for an summation successful the household payment money from ₹50,000 to ₹2 lakh and the aforesaid indispensable beryllium implemented for household pension beneficiaries arsenic well.
The Association besides called for remedying the discrepancies successful the wellness security strategy for elder citizens. They besides demanded escaped autobus services for elder citizens.
