Pension Hike– This year’s Diwali is going to be a happy one for the elderly. In fact, their pensions are also set to increase next month. As a Diwali gift to the elderly, the Haryana government has announced a Rs 500 increase in their old-age pension. This increased pension will be effective from November 1st.
How much pension will you get now?
Today, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini approved this decision in a cabinet meeting. He said that from November 1st, the elderly will receive a pension of Rs 3500 instead of Rs 3000. It should be noted that the pension was previously increased from Rs 2700 to Rs 3000 on January 1st, 2024. Several other decisions were also taken at this cabinet meeting, including changes to the Haryana Police recruitment rules. Now, 50% of Sub-Inspector (Male) posts will be filled through promotion instead of direct recruitment. Furthermore, the validity of the Common Eligibility Test (CET) score for recruitment to Group C and Group D posts has been extended for three years.
When the BJP government came to power in Haryana in 2014, the pension for the elderly was Rs 1,000. It then rose to Rs 1,200 in 2015 and Rs 1,600 in November 2016. The pension was then increased to Rs 2,250 in 2020. The following year, it was increased to Rs 2,500 in April 2021, Rs 2,750 in April 2023, and Rs 3,000 in 2024.Even before the Haryana government, the central government also increased the DA for central government employees and pensioners by 3 percent as a Diwali bonus, bringing the DA from 55 percent to 58 percent. This increased DA will be effective from July 1, 2025.