Haryana Old Age Pension Increase Diwali 2025: This year’s Diwali is going to be a happy one for the elderly as well. In fact, starting next month, their pensions will also be increasing. As a Diwali gift to the elderly, the Haryana government has announced an increase of ₹500 in their old-age pension. This increased pension will be effective from November 1st.

How much pension will they receive now?
Today, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini approved this decision in a cabinet meeting. He announced that starting November 1st, senior citizens will receive a pension of ₹3500 instead of ₹3000. It should be noted that the previous increase was ₹2700 to ₹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 the Sub-Inspector (Male) positions will be filled through promotion instead of direct recruitment. Apart from this, the validity of Common Eligibility Test (CET) score for recruitment to Group-C and Group-D posts has been extended for 3 years.

In 2014, the pension was only ₹1,000.
When the BJP government came to power in Haryana in 2014, the pension for the elderly was ₹1,000. It then increased to ₹1,200 in 2015, then ₹1,600 in November 2016. The pension was then increased to ₹2,250 in 2020. The following year, in April 2021, it was increased to ₹2,500, in April 2023, to ₹2,750, and in 2024, it was increased to ₹3,000.

The Central Government Also Gave a Diwali Bonus
Even before the Haryana government, the Central Government also gave a Diwali bonus, increasing the DA for central employees and pensioners by 3 percent, bringing the DA from 55 percent to 58 percent. This increased DA will be effective from July 1, 2025.

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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has put a cap of Rs 15000 on the basic salary of lakhs of employees working in the private sector and on the basis of this pension is calculated.

But, after the decision of the Supreme Court, this cap will be removed and the pension will be calculated at Rs 20000 instead of Rs 15000. If this happens, then the monthly pension of the employees can be increased by at least Rs 8500.

EPFO has put a cap on 15000, even if the salary of an employee is more than Rs 15000, then the PF on salary will be calculated at Rs 15000 only. That is, if the basic salary of an employee is Rs 50000 and he wants to calculate his pension on 50000 only, then he cannot do so. The reason for this is that there is a cap on Rs 15,000 from EPFO.

Pension will increase on abolishing the salary limit

, however, hearing is going on in the Supreme Court regarding this matter. If the Supreme Court does away with the salary limit, then PF can be calculated on the highest bracket as well. That is, if the basic salary is more than Rs 15000, the PF money will be deducted at the highest level. With the decision of the Supreme Court, employees will get many times more pension.

What is the matter

Employees’ Pension Revision Scheme was notified by the Central Government on 1st September 2014. At that time the private sector employees opposed it. On this EPFO ​​filed an SLP in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court decided to hold a hearing. On 1 April 2019, while hearing EPFO’s SLP, it said that the employees who are contributing on the basis of their actual salary, they are depositing with their company in the form of joint option.

They are unable to take advantage of the benefits of the pension scheme without justification. There is no justification for fixing the pension salary at Rs 15,000. The matter is being heard continuously since August 17 and the matter is still pending.

How much will the pension increase?

If the salary (basic pay + dearness allowance) of an employee is 20 thousand rupees. According to the pension formula, the pension will be Rs 8,571 instead of 7500. EPS calculation formula = Monthly Pension = (Pensionable Salary x EPS Contribution) can be checked. That is, there can be a direct increase of 300% in the pension.

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