Economists ask govt to increase pension in next Budget
In a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, a group of 60 economists has called the Centre's funding for old-age pensions as "stingy" and sought to increase pension from â¹200 to â¹500 per month in the next Budget. They also sought full-fledged implementation of maternity benefits, including â¹6,000 per child, which were promised under the National Food Security Act, 2013. 