Disburse pension to family of govt employee on production of death certificate, government tells banks | India News
NEW DELHI: In a reform aimed at facilitating тАЬease of livingтАЭ for elder citizens during the times of Covid-19, all banks have been instructed to disburse family pension expeditiously upon the production of death certificate of a Central government pensioner, and not delay it citing other procedural formalities.
Instructions have been issued to all pension-disbursing banks through a circular issued by the department of pension and pensionersтАЩ welfare (DOPPW), stating that in case of death of a pensioner, the spouse or the family member of the deceased pensioners should not be subjected to any inconvenience by seeking unnecessary details and documents, and instead the pension should be disbursed at the earliest.
Union minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh revealed that some instances have been brought to the notice of the department wherein upon the death of a pensioner, the family members of the deceased were asked by the disbursing banks to submit details and documents, which are otherwise not required for commencement of family pension. He said that such inconvenience to the elderly citizens has to be avoided, particularly during the time of the pandemic.
In a communique to the heads to all the pension-disbursing banks, it has been instructed that without causing harassment to the family members of the deceased pensioner, the pension should be commenced on the production of the death certificate of the deceased pensioner and in case where the pensioner had a joint account with his or her spouse, submission of a simple letter or application should suffice for the commencement of family pension. In cases where the spouse did not have a joint account with the deceased pensioner, a simple application in Form-14 bearing the signature of two witnesses should be held valid for commencement of family pension.
DOPPW also asked the banks to conduct special awareness programmes to sensitise the concerned officers and make them aware of the latest instructions as well as for compassionate handling of family pension cases.
It has also been instructed that the bankтАЩs website should prominently display the name and contact details of a nodal officer to be contacted by a family pensioner in the event of any inconvenience faced in processing of family pension cases after the death of the pensioner. In addition, a half-yearly statement on progress of sanction of family pension cases may be submitted to the department of pension in the prescribed format.
Instructions have been issued to all pension-disbursing banks through a circular issued by the department of pension and pensionersтАЩ welfare (DOPPW), stating that in case of death of a pensioner, the spouse or the family member of the deceased pensioners should not be subjected to any inconvenience by seeking unnecessary details and documents, and instead the pension should be disbursed at the earliest.
Union minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh revealed that some instances have been brought to the notice of the department wherein upon the death of a pensioner, the family members of the deceased were asked by the disbursing banks to submit details and documents, which are otherwise not required for commencement of family pension. He said that such inconvenience to the elderly citizens has to be avoided, particularly during the time of the pandemic.
In a communique to the heads to all the pension-disbursing banks, it has been instructed that without causing harassment to the family members of the deceased pensioner, the pension should be commenced on the production of the death certificate of the deceased pensioner and in case where the pensioner had a joint account with his or her spouse, submission of a simple letter or application should suffice for the commencement of family pension. In cases where the spouse did not have a joint account with the deceased pensioner, a simple application in Form-14 bearing the signature of two witnesses should be held valid for commencement of family pension.
DOPPW also asked the banks to conduct special awareness programmes to sensitise the concerned officers and make them aware of the latest instructions as well as for compassionate handling of family pension cases.
It has also been instructed that the bankтАЩs website should prominently display the name and contact details of a nodal officer to be contacted by a family pensioner in the event of any inconvenience faced in processing of family pension cases after the death of the pensioner. In addition, a half-yearly statement on progress of sanction of family pension cases may be submitted to the department of pension in the prescribed format.
