From low pensions to delayed dues: These retirement disputes could affect you, too

The promise of secure old age for India's retirees is increasingly colliding with low pensions, delayed dues, and complex rules. From EPS-95 pensioners to bank retirees, PSU staff, doctors, and informal sector workers, disputes around retirement benefits are piling up in courts, grievance portals, and protest sites across the country. Following are eight major flashpoints that every salaried worker should be aware of. India's growing retirement disputes

Retirees across sectors are complaining about pensions that don’t keep pace with inflation, arrears that are delayed for months or years, and errors in calculating family pensions. The government grievance portals are filled with complaints over incorrect payments, bank-level delays, and incomplete settlement of retirement dues. Many senio