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Pensioners Day 2024 - December 17
December 21 , 2024
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- On this day in 1982 that the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment guaranteeing dignity and decency to retired officials and pensioners.
- The late D.S Nakara fought for years to bring dignity and grace to the community, through the judgment.
- The liberal pension system implemented by the Centre in 1979 was relatively beneficial for pensioners.
- However, it was limited to those who retired after March 31, 1979.
- D. S. Nakara approached the court against this discrimination.
- The Royal Commission on Civil Establishments, in 1881, first awarded pension benefits to government employees.
- The Government of India Acts of 1919 and 1935 made further provisions.
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