The 15th All India Pension Adalat was held today at T. N. Chaturvedi Hall, Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, under the aegis of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

Launching the 15^th Pension Adalat, Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary lauded the initiative of conducting the Pension Adalat for its effectiveness for bringing together all the concerned departments on one platform for expeditious and effective resolution of grievances. She highlighted that the initiative has not only expedited grievance redressal but also reinforced the government’s commitment to pensioners as active contributors to society.

1087 grievances related to grievances of pensioners pertaining to 30 Departments/Ministries belonging to the Departments under Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Finance, Posts, Housing & Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation etc. were taken up in the Adalat for redressal out of which 815 grievances were resolved on the spot underscoring the efficiency of this initiative in delivering timely justice to pensioners.

There were many heart-warming success stories related to cases of Super Senior Pensioners and Family Pensioners which were taken up and resolved successfully with the active coordination and intervention of all the stakeholder Departments especially CGDA, MoD, PCDA(P), Prayagraj, Pr CCA MHA, CC(P) and all the CAPFs. These success stories highlighted the challenges experienced by the Pensioners and how the mechanism of Pension Adalat enabled them to get their long-pending rightful dues.

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