MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
10TH PENSION ADALAT – 85 PENSIONER GRIEVANCES REDRESSED
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPPW) held 10th Pension Adalat on 22.2.2024 under the under the auspices of Hon’ble MOS(PP) Dr. Jitendra Singh
Posted On: 23 FEB 2024 6:29PM by PIB Delhi
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions chaired the Nation-wide Pension Adalat at New Delhi on 22.2.2024. Redressal of Pensioners Grievances is a high priority of Government. For speedy resolution of Pensioners Grievances Pension Adalats are being organized by DOPPW in which multiple stakeholders are brought on one platform for on-the-spot redressal. The 10th Pension Adalat focused on resolution of long outstanding Family Pension Cases. 105 Pensioner Grievances pending for more than 100 days were listed for deliberation comprising of Superannuation, Family Pension and Voluntary Retirement Cases. The Pension Adalat was attended by 12 Ministries/Departments including Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Defence Finance, CBDT, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Culture. Out of 105 cases, 85 cases were resolved on the spot.
Some of the important cases that were taken up in the Pension Adalat where Grievances were successfully redressed are as follows:
Grievance of Smt.Anita Kanik Rani’s 20 years “struggle for family pension resolved”: Smt. Anita Kanik Rani, wife of Late Bhagwan Das who expired on 13.6.2003 was not sanctioned family pension and retirement dues of her husband by CPWD despite submission of claim. In the name of surviving member certificate or succession certificate she was denied family pension. She registered hergrievance on CPENGRAMS portal on 5.12.2023. Her grievance was discussed on 22.2.2024 in the Pension Adalat by MOS(PP) and Department concerned informed that PPO has been issued in the name of Smt.Anita Kanik Rani on 22.2.2024 itself and she would be getting arrears of around Rs.22 Lakh.
Grievance of Smt. Nirmla Devi – “Got revised PPO after 7 years” : Smt.Nirmala Devi, wife of
