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Pension scheme for workers
Why is it in the news
- Prime Minister launched the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM-SYM) Yojana on 5 March 2019.
- The national pension scheme for workers and labourers of the unorganised sector was announced in the interim Budget in February this year.
More about the Scheme
- This pension yojana will be for those unorganised sector workers who have monthly income upto Rs 15,000.
- The scheme will provide them an assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 from the age of 60 years on a monthly contribution during their working age.
- An unorganised sector worker joining pension yojana at the age of 29 years will have to contribute only Rs 100 per month till the age of 60 years.
- A worker joining the pension yojana at 18 years, will have to contribute as little as Rs 55 per month only.
- The Government will deposit equal matching share in the pension account of the worker every month.
- For the workers contributing Rs 100 per month, equal contribution would be paid by the government.
Source
The Hindu.