Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday (1st July 2024) launched a special campaign for effective redressal of family pensioners grievances in New Delhi. The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare as part of its 100 Days Action Plan has undertaken a month-long special campaign for effective redressal of Family Pensioners’ Grievances from today till 31st July in which 46 Ministries and Departments will be participating. This Special campaign seeks a substantially reduction in the pendency of family pension grievances.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said, the recent amendments to the family pension scheme for women appear to be a positive development. He said, previously, divorced daughters were ineligible to receive pension benefits. However, under the revised guidelines, they are now entitled to a family pension upon submission of a writ petition as evidence. Dr Singh said, this requirement prevents misuse of the provision.
Secretary of Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare V Srinivas, Secretary Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare Dr Niten Chandra, DG BSF Nitin Agrawal, Controller General of Accounts S S Dubey were present on the occasion. Representatives from all Pension Disbursing Banks and representatives of Pensioners’ Welfare Associations also participated in this event.
Presently, around 90 thousand cases are being registered on Centralized Pension Grievance and Redress System CPENGRAMS in a year. The grievances can be registered either directly on portal pgportal.gov.in by the applicant or by the Department on receipt of details through e-mail, Post or Toll free number 1800-11-1960. Out of total grievances, Family Pension grievance cases account for about 20 to 25 per cent.
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