Registration of Pensioners’ Associations under the Pensioners’ Portal Scheme- Date Extended

Registration of Pensioners’ Associations under the Pensioners’ Portal Scheme- Extension in date for submission of application.

F.No.4(4)/2021-P&PW(H)
Government of India
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi

Registration of Pensioners’ Associations under the Pensioners’ Portal Scheme- Extension in date for submission of application.

The Pensioners’ Portal Scheme being implemented by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare aims at enhancing the welfare of Central Civil Pensioners’ across the country and envisages inter-alia association of registered Pensioners’ Associations of Central Government Employees and other welfare organizations in the implementation process.

Under the above Scheme this Department has already registered 50 Pensioners Associations on the basis of laid down eligibility criteria and with the intention to register 10 more Central Government Pensioners Associations who fulfill the eligibility criterion and are from the unrepresented twelve States and four Union Territories listed below*, an advertisement was placed in Newspapers and on the website of the Department on 17th August, 2022 requesting that Central Government Pensioners’ Associations desirous of registering under the Pensioners Portal may send their details to the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare at the address given above within 30 days from date of publication of advertisement in newspaper.

i. Bihar
ii. Chhattisgarh
iii. Andhra Pradesh
iv. Tripura
v. Goa
vi. Nagaland
vii. Mizoram
viii. Andaman & Nicobar
ix. Arunachal Pradesh
x. Meghalaya
xi. Sikkim
xii. Himachal Pradesh
xiii. Lakshadweep
xiv. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
xv. Ladakh
xvi. Daman & Diu

This Department is pleased to inform that the last date for submission of applications has been extended by 30 days from date of this advertisement. Further, Central Government Pensioners’ Associations, looking after the welfare of Civil/Railways/Defence/Postal/Telecom pensioners, who have their registered office in any of the States/ Union Territories of India and are desirous of registering under the Pensioners Portal may send their applications to the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare within 30 days from date of publication of advertisement in newspaper. However, those Pensioners’ Associations who have already sent their applications, in response to the advertisement published on the subject by this Department, on 17th August, 2022, need not apply again. It is also informed that preference will be given to Central Government Pensioners’ Association having their registered office in unrepresented State/UTs.

It is reiterated that interested Pensioners’ Association may send their applications and their details as indicated below along with copies of relevant documents as well as a write up on their vision/plan to work towards welfare of Central Government Pensioners at the address given above super-scribing- “Registration under Pensioners Portal”.

1. Name of the Pensioners’ Association with Address and contact details
2. Date of Registration/ incorporation
3. MOA & rules, if any
4. Objectives of the Association
5. Sources of funding
6. Total membership of the Association with relevant documents supporting the same.
7. Audited Accounts for last 3 Financial Years
8. Annual activities Report for last 3 Financial Years
9. Publication/ journal details
10. Composition of General Body
11. Number of General Body Meetings held annually
12. Premises — whether hired or owned by the Association
13. Infra-Structural details
14. Entities with whom the Association interacts frequently for pensioners’ welfare. Proof of the same may be enclosed.

(Ashok Kumar Singh)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India