<p>The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday approved 9% increase in pension of 1.88 lakh BSNL employees who retired between 2007-13.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The revision entails an estimated recurring annual expenditure of Rs 129.63 crore for pensioners and Rs 24.93 crore for family pensioners and arrears from 2013-14 would be Rs 239.92 crore for pensioners and Rs 44.62 crore for family pensioners, an official statement said.<br /><br />"Today, we have taken a big decision with respect to pensioners of BSNL. When BSNL was formed as a new entity, salary of employees was given by BSNL but obligation of pension was on the government," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.</p>
<p>The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday approved 9% increase in pension of 1.88 lakh BSNL employees who retired between 2007-13.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The revision entails an estimated recurring annual expenditure of Rs 129.63 crore for pensioners and Rs 24.93 crore for family pensioners and arrears from 2013-14 would be Rs 239.92 crore for pensioners and Rs 44.62 crore for family pensioners, an official statement said.<br /><br />"Today, we have taken a big decision with respect to pensioners of BSNL. When BSNL was formed as a new entity, salary of employees was given by BSNL but obligation of pension was on the government," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.</p>
