Most employees contribute to the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) on the basis of a wage cap of Rs 15,000, but some choose to contribute according to their actual basic salary. On Thursday (August 6, 2026), the matter of the uniform implementation of higher pension under the EPS scheme came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha. Ajeet Madhavrao Gopchade, MP, asked whether the government has considered the Madras High Court ruling from July 9, 2026, along with previous Supreme Court rulings regarding the uniform implementation of higher pension for employees in both exempted and unexempted establishments.
Gopchade was referring to a recent decision by the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court that reaffirmed the rights of employees of exempted establishments to avail higher pension benefits.
