Govt: Go online, cut delays in pension cases

The Centre has asked secretaries of all departments to ensure that all pension-related cases are mandatorily processed through an online system in order to check delays and bring in more transparency . Officials say the move will result in timely sanction and grant of post-retirement benefits to employees.

It has been seen that despite detailed guidelines and instructions, a large proportion of retiring employees do not get their retirement benefits and pension payment order (PPO) in time, the ministry said in an order.

It said an online pension sanction and tracking system called `Bhavishya' has been launched to check the delays.Both retiring employees as well as administrative authorities can monitor progress of pension cases at each stage online.