Directorate
of Pension & Welfare of Pensioners
Introduction
The
Directorate of Pensions and Welfare of Pensioners Punjab
was set up on 1-8-1986 with the sale purpose of serving
the retirees. The main function of the Directorate of Pensions
& Welfare of Pensioners, Punjab is the redressal of
grievances of the Pensioners, regarding their Pensionery
benefits and to ensure expeditious disposal of their claims
in this behalf by the concerned Departments and the Accountant
General, Punjab. Every year a large number of pending pension
cases are finalised with the efforts of this department
Objectives
The
object and functioning of the Directorate are as follows:-
a)
To visit the Government Offices located at Headquarters
and also these located in the field for ensuring proper
and expeditious implementation of the policies of the State
Government relating to the following retirement/terminal
benefits:-
- Pension.
- Service
Gratuity.
- Death-cum-retirement
Gratuity.
- Commutation
of Pension.
- Leave
Encashment.
- Ex-gratia
Grant.
- Family
Pension.
- Restoration
of Commuted Pension.
- Adhoc-relief
(D.A.)
- Compassionate
Allowance.
- Final
settlement of the Provident Fund Accounts.
- Deposit
Linked Insurance Scheme.
Administrative
Structure
|
Minister-in-charge |
Minister
of youth Welfare and Pension |
|
Secretary |
Secretary
to Govt. Punjab, Grievances and Pension |
|
Director |
Director,
Pension & Welfare of Pensioners
Office Telephone No. 91-172-702907 |
| Under
Secretary (Pension) |
Office
Telephone No. 91-172-706720 |
|
Superintendent-Grade-1 (Pension-II
Branch) |
|
| And
Supporting Staff |
|
Major
Achievements
The
Department has been doing useful work in this behalf.
The periodical returns are being obtained from the various
Departments about Government officials who are due to
retire within 24/30 months time and efforts are made to
ensure that the retial benefits are given to the retirees
immediately after retirement. In addition to this, the
achievements of the last few years are summarised as under:-
1)
Fourth Pay Commission was set up for the revision of Pay
and Pension of working Government employees and Pensioners.
Pensions of Punjab Govt. Pensioners/Family Pensioners have
been revised w.e.f. 1.1.96 on the recommendations of the
Fourth Punjab Pay Commission.
2)
5% and 10% adhoc relief at the age of seventy and eighty
of the Pensioners respectively, have been got merged in
their Pension for the purpose of D.A.
3)
The facility of private room in the P.G.I. Was been provided
to the Pensioners according to their status at the time
of their retirement.
4)
Fixed Medical Allowance to Pensioners has been increased
from Rs. 100/- p.m. to Rs. 250/- p.m. w.e.f. 1.1.998.
5)
The Pensioners have been given one more instalment of dearness
relief w.e.f. 1.7.998.
6)
Necessary instructions have also been issued to all the
Deputy Commissioners to set up information Centres at Distt.
Level for the facility of Local Associations of Pensioners.
7)
Instructions have been issued to all the Heads of the Departments
to issue identity cards to the retired Punjab Govt. employees
for their facility.
8)
Instructions have been issued to all the Deputy Commissioners
of the State to give representation to the Pensioners in
the District Grievances Committees.
9)
Meetings have been held with the representatives of the
various associations of Pensioners from time to time with
regard to their demands.
10)
This Department invites applications every year through
a "press Note" in three important Newspapers from
these pensioners who have not been granted Pension/Provisional
Pension and their cases are taken up with the concerned
departments.
Contact Information
| Address |
Department
of Pension & pensioners Welfare Punjab
Chandigarh. S.C.O. No. 192-193
Sector 17-C
Chandigarh
Director : 0172-2702907
Seceretary : 0172-2741064 |
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