India, March 10 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare is committed towards the welfare of Central Government pensioners. It has been mandated with the task of formulation of pension policies and redressal of pensioners' grievances in active coordination with other Ministries/Departments of Government of India. Further, the Department also actively engages with the Pensioners' Welfare Associations, representing lakhs of Central Government pensioners across the country.

To institutionalise the coordination among DoPPW, Ministries/Departments and Pensioners' Welfare Associations, the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) was constituted by Department of Pension ...