Federal Ombudsman stressed for introduction of E-pension system in all federal government departments at the earliest and to ensure payment of family
pension without succession certificate. Pursuance to meeting under the chair of Syed Tahir Shahbaz, Wafaqi Mohtasib for reviewing the status of implem
entation of Wafaqi Mohtasib’s Secretariat for facilitation and timely finalization of
pension cases of federal government employees, instructions have been issued to federal government departments to ensure the process of finalization of
pension cases within 30 days. Wafaqi Mohtasib appreciated the efforts of government departments for the facilitation of
pension process of federal government employees but still a lot is to be done, especially for implem
entation of new regulations which would further facilitate
pension cases.
Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhtar, Sr. Advisor (Law)/Grievance Commissioner for Overseas Pakistanis, Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat stated that certain issues regarding retiring employees have been addressed and most importantly retiring employee would automatically receiving 65% of his basic pay as anticipatory
pension. He further stated that through introduction of e-pension system, the date of all departments would automatically interconnect with the E-system of AGPR and their complete information would be available with the AGPR. He further stated that no succession certificate would be required in future for issuance of family
pension.
Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhtar, Sr. Advisor (Law)/ Grievance Commissioner for Overseas Pakistanis, Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat stated that the decision has been taken that E-Pension system may be finalized and introduced within all federal government departments and CGA & AGPR may info
rm about the status of implem
entation e-Pension System and to ensure its finalization by June, 2019. For implem
entation of E-pension system, all Ministries/Departments must cooperate with CGA & AGPR in order to ensure th
at pension cases are finalized within time and service record of the employees is computerized including entertaining the service book in the system. He informed that instructions regarding payment of family
pension without succession certificate be circulated to all Ministries / Divisions / Departments under intimation to this Secretariat and all steps be taken for implem
entation of SROs No.1423(1)/2018 and SROs No.1424(1)/2018 dated 15.11.2018 by CGA & AGPR and Ministries. Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhtar, Sr. Advisor (Law)/ Grievance Commissioner for Overseas Pakistanis, Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat stated that further decisions have also been taken for facilitation of provincial government employees in coordination with Provincial Accountant General by CGA & AGPR and plan in this regard be submitted to this Secretariat t
hat how the benefits of reforms introduced at Federal level are reached at provincial Accountant General Offices. The initiative of Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat regarding
pension of federal government employees has given fruits and most of the employees are receiving
pension through their accounts from all scheduled banks and 9856
pension cases were received in AGPR in 2018 out of which 9845 were resolved. On the directions of Wafaqi Mohtasib, Pension Cells have already been established in all federal government departments which should initiate
pension case of an employee one month’s prior to his retirement date.