New simple pension form for retired govt employees

Government on 21 February introduced a new pension form due to the retired employees which simplifies the process of sanctioning pension and getting rid of the requirement with regard to submission of affidavits.

The new 'Form 5' has become brought for the advantage of pensioners and it will eventually record all information by self-attestation by your specific concerned, said Sanjay Kothari, Assistant, Department of Management Reforms, Public Issues and Pension.

"While changes have been made in numerous (other) forms, special change has been made only about Form-5, " he said.

The information to become filled in through retiring government employees is fixed to their name, address and bank-account details, Kothari explained.

"In addition, employees' mobile variety and e-mail id if available can be being collected for simplicity of correspondence in upcoming. These steps will go a long way toward reducing inconvenience with the individual and also making the practice more transparent, inch he added.

The actual Ministry of Personnel also launched half a dozen documentary films about good governance attempts here today.

The documentary films provide successful initiatives to tackle the situation of adverse sexual intercourse ratio by district administration of Nawashahr, Punjab; motivation of strengthening CSR shelling out in Raigarh district and educational attempts in Dantewada spot, Chhattisgarh, a statement issued today through Ministry of Personnel said.

The short videos on saving open space and downtown lakes (SOUL) as well as cultural rejuvenation with the twin city connected with Hubali-Dharwad, Karnataka and fineness in rural operations and development inside the challenging physical environment with the Sikkim Himalaya as well as Kaushalya Vardhan Kendra (skill development) project with the Directorate of Career & Training, Gujarat were being also launched, this said.

Based about stakeholders' consultation, films have been made in several durations i. age. in 14 units, three-and-a-half minute as well as 30 second.

The 14-minute format is perfect for class room review and discussion inside the Central Training Institutes (CTI) as well as Administrative Training Institutes (ATI); the 3½ minute film is meant for larger conventions where senior amount officers participate, or if the audience is already mindful of the broad contours with the schemes or to the meetings with non-officials, this statement said.