Department Of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare To Conduct Bankers’ Awareness For Punjab National Bank And Pensioners’ Awareness Program

• An initiative for improving the “ease of living” of pensioners and reducing their grievances
• An exercise towards spreading awareness about government initiatives for ‘ease of living’ of pensioners

To improve the “Ease of Living” of pensioners and family pensioners, the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Government of India, has implemented a number of welfare measures in pension policy and the digitization of pension-related processes, as directed by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel, PG, and Pensions. The department has merged the pension portals of PNB, SBI, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, and Union Bank of India to provide retirees with smooth financial services through a single portal.

Considering banks are the primary pension disbursing authorities, the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has initiated a series of Awareness Workshops for bank Central Pension Processing Centers (CPPCs) and field functionaries responsible for pension-related activities in the bank. Furthermore, the Department has launched a number of programs to improve the well-being of pensioners, and it is critical that they are aware of the most recent pension guidelines and policies. To raise awareness of the efforts taken to improve retirees’ quality of life, the Department organizes retirees’ Awareness Programs in areas with a high number of pensioners.

A Central Government Team from the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare will conduct awareness programs for Punjab National Bank officers and pensioners from Jaipur and surrounding areas on March 18, 2025, at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur, chaired by Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, P&PW.

The objective of these workshops is to spread awareness of the various rules and procedures relevant for Pension Disbursing Banks and also the steps being taken by Government of India to ensure “Ease of Living” for Pensioners. The workshop shall also focus on the issues faced by Bank officials in handling these processes so that to reduce pensioners’ grievances. It will enable the Department to undertake new digital initiatives to better serve pensioners. More than 150 pensioners and 70 officers from CPPC and pension dealing branches of Punjab National Bank are participating in these interactive programs.

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