New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The demand to increase the minimum pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, from Rs.1,000 to Rs.7,500 has once again come into focus after the issue was raised in the Lok Sabha on 10 August. However, the government has not announced any increase in the minimum pension or indicated that the Rs.7,500 demand has been approved.

The issue was raised by Lok Sabha MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, who asked whether the government plans to increase the minimum EPS-95 pension from Rs.1,000 to Rs.7,500 per month. He also sought details on pensioners covered under EPS-1995 and beneficiaries receiving higher pension following the Supreme Court's ruling on pension on higher wages.

In her response, Minister of State for L...