In a pressing appeal to Delhi’s Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Congress leader Devendra Yadav has demanded immediate pension disbursals for retired employees of the Delhi Finance Corporation (DFC) starting December 2025. Despite the corporation’s robust finances—including over ₹53 crore in cash and bank deposits plus immovable assets exceeding ₹193 crore—DFC is set to shut down without honoring its commitments to pensioners.
Yadav highlighted the plight of thousands of dedicated workers who toiled to build DFC into a financially sound entity. Today, these retirees face severe financial hardship, deprived of pensions and medical benefits they rightfully earned. Many can’t even afford essential medications to stay alive.
A delegation from the DFC Pensioners’ Association met Yadav, urging him to intervene with the CM. They fear the government plans to transfer DFC’s CMD office building and ₹55 crore to state coffers, falsely claiming no funds exist for pensions. This, despite a gazette notification already dissolving DFC’s management powers on February 6, 2026.
Yadav slammed the Rekha Gupta administration for reneging on BJP’s 2025 election promises. The party manifesto pledged 50,000 government jobs for youth, a Gig Workers Welfare Board with ₹10 lakh life insurance and ₹5 lakh accident cover, and infrastructure boosts for employment. Yet, one year in power, the government is dismantling DFC, stripping livelihoods instead of creating jobs.
The Congress chief called for urgent action: release all pending pensions from December 2025, including dearness relief, GPF arrears, commutation under the old pension scheme, and medical reimbursements. Restore medical schemes directly, honor lifetime memberships for those who paid premiums, and protect annual subscriptions post-10 years of service. Abruptly halting payments when ample assets exist is nothing short of unethical, Yadav asserted.
As pensioners struggle, this controversy underscores broken promises and administrative neglect in Delhi’s governance. Will the CM step up to safeguard these vulnerable retirees?