India’s growing pension movement: Protests rise as BJP government sticks to the new pension policy

Several thousand government workers are in the streets of India demanding restoration of the old pension structure. The new structure has no fixed pensions. The movement that was going on for nearly a decade grew phenomenally across the country last year with multiple opposition leaders expressing their support. There were many protest events in New Delhi, the national capital, in the last few months of 2023. With the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government showing no interest in going back to a fixed pension model, the protests continue to grow. As Manjneek Kaur of the National Movement For Old Pension says, “Till we achieve our goal this struggle will continue again and again. Be it in the form of rallies, localised protests or in any other form.” TRNN contributor and video journalist Dipanjan Sinha reports from the streets of New Delhi. Producer, Translator, Editor: Dipanjan Sinha Videographer, Editor: Mohit Sauda This story, with the support of the Bertha Foundation, is part of The Real News Network’s Workers of the World series, telling the stories of workers around the globe building collective power and redefining the future of work on their own terms. The Real News is an independent, viewer-supported, radical media network. Help us expand our in-depth analysis and coverage from Baltimore to Bangladesh by subscribing and becoming a member today! Donate: Sign up for our newsletter: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: