00794pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001800040245006100058260000900119300001600128362001100144520039500155650002100550650001300571700001800584773003400602180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAnand, Mukesh  aGovernment pensions: liability estimates and assumptions  c2004  ap.2569-576.  a19 Jun  aThe central government expenditure on pensions has increased sixfold between 1990-91 and 1999-2000. Various bodies have estimated the extent of the pension liability over the coming decades and proposed reforms. This essay examines the assumptions made in these estimates and points to the additional considerations that merit attention while judging the viability of reforms. - Reproduced.  aPensions - India  aPensions  aAhuja, Rajeev  aEconomic and Political Weekly