# BMS calls nationwide protests on Aug 17 over pension, wages 2026-08-14T17:56:22+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) will hold nationwide demonstrations on 17 August over long-pending workers' issues, including higher minimum pension, revision of EPF and ESI ceilings, and restoration of the Old Pension Scheme. The union has asked its 28 state units and 42 industrial federations to organise rallies and dharnas at district headquarters and submit memorandums to the prime minister, finance minister and labour minister. Among BMS's key demands are raising the minimum pension under EPS-95 to Rs 7,500 a month, linking it with variable dearness allowance and Ayushman Bharat, doubling the ESI wage ceiling from Rs 21,000 to Rs 42,000, and increasing the EPF ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000. The union also opposes provisions of the Industrial Relations Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, calling them anti-worker. ## Coverage - livemint.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Employee Pension Scheme, EPF, Ranchi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bms-to-hold-nationwide-demos-on-aug-17-for-worker-demands/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bms-to-hold-nationwide-demos-on-aug-17-for-worker-demands/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.