Atal Pension Yojana allows premature exit during exceptional circumstances; the government contributes 50 per cent of a member’s annual contribution, or Rs 1,000, whichever is less.

The reach of these three government social security schemes expanded significantly over the past year as more people joined these programmes.

The Rajasthan government has approved a draft regulation, “Rajasthan Part-Time Contractual Hiring Rules-2023”, to provide retirement benefits to part-time workers in the administration