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| Type | Rates Master Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | staff-establishment |
case should be held up for decision in Pension Adalats
भारत ALRITE Government of indla रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of | ( रेलवे बोर्ड Railway Board) tal पर पेंशन श्रदालत का श्रयोजन पर सास्टर परिपत्र Master Circular ON Conduct of Pension Adalats on Railways ee 4 * 3८ Ta as j TURALAYS ) RBE No.68/95 Mg, ECW)O5/PA/1 Dated; 12.19, 1995 TO The General Managers, Al] Indien Rritways, Production Units etc. (AS BOY Gtendard List}. oun eens The intention of conducting Pension Adalats is to examine the grievances of pensioners so as_ to redress the same by taking on-the-spot decisions and to obviate the delays, if any, in the settlement of their dues. Such a step would go a long way in instilling a sense of being cared for and attended te in the minds of pensioners and thus dispel their feeling of neglect and isolation. 4 2. Detailed guidelines have been circulated to the Railways for holding the Pension Adalats on the lines of similar guidelines formulated by the Depart- ment of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW) who are the nodal Department for jooking after the welfare of Central Government Pensioners. The guidelines are given below:- 2.1. The Pension Adatats should be held on Rai lways/Production Units on 15th December . each year or the first working day after that date in case 15th is a holiday. 2.2. Wice and adequate publicity through print and visual media and other means like post- ers at prominent places should be given in advance to enable the pensioners to send their cases in time for consideration in such Adalats. This is necessary as reference to various records is very often essentia? before a grievance can be re- dressed. For this purpose, the following time- frame shoulc be adopted: (a) Issue of notice by Railway by first tnrough print and visual week of media and other means about Auyust holding of Pension Adalats every indicating date, venue, year time of Adalat and the name of Officer to whom the grievances have to be submitted. (o) Last date for submission 3ist October of grievances by Pensioners, every year which should be indicated in the Notification mentioned above. 2.3. The representation of Pensioners may be acknowledged indicating the date, venue and time of Pension Adalat. 2.4. The Pensicn Adalats should be conducted at the level of very senior Officers i.e. General Manager/Add1.General Managers, Chief Personnel Officers, FA&CAOs and DRMs/ADRMs besides other Officers of Personnel, Accounts and other Depart- ments concerned. The representatives of Bank/other Pension Disbursing Authorities should also be. co- opted in the Pensicn Adalats 2.5 | All Officers dealing with pension viz. Senior Officers of Personnel and Accounts Depart- ment and Managers of the pension-disbursing Banks of Zonal or Divisional Headquarters should be present with all the relevant records so that decisions are not postponed for the sake of refer- rirg to the records. 2.6. The Officers present in the Pension Acalats should be able to take decisions on the spot to redress the grievances. In this connection iz is pertinent to note that such meetings are not to take: up policy matters but they should deal with specific grievances of the individual pen- sioner, when represented by him personally or by a “amily member of the Pensioner. 2.7. Cases involving purely legal points e.g. succession etc. cannot be taken up in the Adalat. 2.8. The authorised representatives of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) and the recognised Trade Unions may also be invit- ed to attend the Pension Adalats. But, they should not be permitted =o present the grievances of the Pensioners. हि However, in the case of illiterate Pensioners, widows, minors etc. it may not be possible .for them... to effectively prepare and present cases before the Adatkat. In such cases. if the pensioner is not able to present his/her case and he/she seeks the assistance of the representa- tives of the SCOVA attending the Adalat, the SCOVA representatives may be permitted to present the gri
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