Cabinet given Post-Facto Approval for Launching Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017

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Cabinet given Post-Facto Approval for Launching Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Cabinet

24-January-2017 14:12 IST

Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana - 2017

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its post-facto approval for launching of Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017 (VPBY 2017). It is a part of Government’s commitment for financial inclusion and social security.

The scheme will be implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) during the current financial year to provide social security during old age and protect elderly persons aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme will provide an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8% per annum for ten years, with an option to opt for pension on a monthly / quarterly / halfyearly and annual basis. The differential return, i.e., the difference between the return generated by LIC and the assured return of 8% per annum would be borne by Government of India as subsidy on an annual basis.

VPBY-2017 is proposed to be open for subscription for a period of one year from the date of launch.

Source:- PIB

Comments

  1. Retired Central Government Pensioner27 January 2017 at 13:57

    Pensioners in the age group of sixty five years and above do not qualify for the scheme, because of age concerns...

    ReplyDelete
  2. Retired Central Government Pensioner4 February 2017 at 23:38

    No change in the earlier view...However, pension under ccs pension rules 1972 takes care pf pensioners irrespective of the age...

    ReplyDelete

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