New Delhi: A single unified pension form, merging nine separate forms into one “Form 6-A’ and integration of e-HRMS with Bhavishya, was launched by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh here today. The move is aimed at enhancing the ease of living for senior citizens and pensioners across the nation by simplifying processes, he said.
According to Dr Singh, the newly launched unified form is designed to streamline the process for pensioners, reducing the complexity of handling multiple forms and significantly cutting down on the time and effort required. This user-friendly approach is expected to benefit millions of senior citizens, enabling them to manage their pension-related matters with greater ease and convenience, he said.
Emphasising the importance of this reform, the Minister sought to explain its details, stating, “The retiring officials, who are on e-HRMS, will fill Form 6-A through e-HRMS (only Superannuation cases) and the retiring officials, who are not on e-HRMS, will fill Form 6-A in Bhavishya”.
He added that Form submission by the Pensioner with a single e-Sign (Aadhaar-based OTP) “will be enough”.
Dr Jitendra Singh also released Gazette Notification of New Single Pension Application Form: A Vital Step towards Ease of Living for Retiring Officials along with a Compendium of Pension-related Instructions.
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has developed an “Integrated Pensioners’ Portal” using the Bhavishya platform as the base to provide a Common Single Window Portal for pensioners and elderly citizens. The State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India and Union Bank of India have already integrated their Pension Portals with the Integrated Pensioners’ Portal. Today Dr Jitendra Singh launched the integration of the Central Bank of India Pension Portal with Bhavishya. Presently, 4 facilities – Monthly Pension Slips, Status of Life Certificate, Submission Form 16 of the pensioner and Due and Drawn Statement of pension arrears paid, are being provided by these Banks. The goal is to integrate all Pension Disbursing Banks with this portal for a unified user experience, he said.
The Department of Pension has already introduced several reforms over the years, including the Digital Life Certificates, Pension Adalats, Anubhav Awards, and Pre-Retirement Counseling Workshops. These initiatives have been instrumental in ensuring transparency, efficiency, and a seamless experience for pensioners across the country, Dr Singh said.
The Minister recalled the special campaign for family pension grievances and shared that it has crossed the mark of 96% redressal rate including the resolution of several long pending cases of dependent minor children, divyang daughters, widow/divorced daughters, dependent mothers and widows of war veterans.
V Srinivas, Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW); Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Shankari Murali, Additional Controller General of Accounts; Dhirendra Ojha, Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau, Dhrubajyoti Sengupta, Joint Secretary (Pensions) and M V Rao, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Central Bank of India were present for the launch ceremony today.
– global bihari bureau
