New Delhi, July 25 -- The government has no proposal to introduce a minimum pension scheme for all citizens, ET Online reported, citing a written reply by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Rajya Sabha.

According to the report, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje told the Rajya Sabha that there is no proposal to launch a "minimum pension scheme for all" to provide financial support to elderly citizens, including aged and destitute women. The clarification came in response to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP R. Girirajan.

Instead, the government highlighted the provisions of the Code on Social Security, 2020, which aims to extend social security benefits to workers in the unorganised sector, includi...