Pension reforms miss the wood for the trees - The Hindu
Pension reforms miss the wood for the trees - The Hindu
This is a thoughtful analysis of
an issue which is viewed by different people depending mainly on the individual
age and job profile. Having said that there is need to debate the inadequacies
in the old age care and social security systems considering the alarming rate
at which the population of ‘senior citizens’ is growing and the disgraceful
manner in which that category is being described as a burden on the ‘working’ and
‘earning’ population.
C R L Narasimhan writing in his
column Financial Scene on July 21, 2014
had referred to a response from me and said that The Hindu will revisit issues
like the NPS, the method of calculating pension and the capping of the minimum
wage. Seen in this perspective, the issues like inadequacy of returns on retirement
savings, the unprofessional way in which funds with EPFO and NPS are managed
raised here and the greedy manner in which government look at and handle funds
with FPFO, LIC and public sector organizations should be further debated for
suggesting corrective measures.
This is a thoughtful analysis of
an issue which is viewed by different people depending mainly on the individual
age and job profile. Having said that there is need to debate the inadequacies
in the old age care and social security systems considering the alarming rate
at which the population of ‘senior citizens’ is growing and the disgraceful
manner in which that category is being described as a burden on the ‘working’ and
‘earning’ population.
C R L Narasimhan writing in his
column Financial Scene on July 21, 2014
had referred to a response from me and said that The Hindu will revisit issues
like the NPS, the method of calculating pension and the capping of the minimum
wage. Seen in this perspective, the issues like inadequacy of returns on retirement
savings, the unprofessional way in which funds with EPFO and NPS are managed
raised here and the greedy manner in which government look at and handle funds
with FPFO, LIC and public sector organizations should be further debated for
suggesting corrective measures.
M G Warrier, Mumbai
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