Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare issues Comprehensive Guidelines for timely payment of retirement dues (pension and pensionary dues) and issue of Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) at the time of retirement of Central Civil Employees

India, Sept. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare has issued comprehensive guidelines for effective inter-ministerial coordination for timely payment of retirement dues (pension and pensionary dues) and issue of Pension Payment Orders (PPOs)/ePPOs of Central Civil Services employees. The key policy measures for systemic improvement are digitization of service records, universalization of Bhavishya, appointment of an inter-ministerial oversight committee in DoPPW and line Ministries and handholding of pensioners through introduction of Pension Mitras / Welfare Officers in all the departments.

With these interventions, the Government seeks to achieve the stated objective of e...