By Shri Alavandar Venu Madhav, Deputy Chief Secretary, Singareni Retired Employees Welfare Association
Out of 5.5 lakh coal pensioners, 1.2 lakh are only getting Minimum pension of Rs 350 per month. The increase to Rs 1000 p.m. is applicable to them and even this is being delayed.
Coal workers have to work in extremely hazardous and unsafe conditions to produce coal which is used to light up the homes of crore of Indians. But it is a shame that they get such a meager amount as pension in their retirement years.