Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said the Centre has taken various initiatives for prompt disposal of all pension-related grievances of pensioners. Addressing 27th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA), Mr Singh said due to increasing life expectancy, the number of pensioners in the country today are larger than the number of serving employees. He said, the government is thinking as to how best to utilise the services of the retired employees.<br/><br/><br/>He said the retired employees are the human resource with vast experience and the focus should be on best utilisation of their experience and services. He called upon the pensioners to involve their vast experience and resources to assume the role of job creators.

Minister of State for Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh today said that government has taken various initiatives for the prompt disposal of grievances received from pensioners across the country. <br/><br/>Chairing the 27th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) in New Delhi today, he said an Online pension Sanction and Payment Tracking System called Bhavishya has been introduced by the department to monitor delays in grant of pension and other retirement benefits. <br/><br/>Dr Singh said, the pendency without reason has to be taken care of completely. He said that retired employees are the human resource with vast experience and the focus should be best utilization of their experience and services. <br/><br/>The Minister called for pre-retirement counseling of the retiring persons so that their experience can be utilized in best manner and they can be served in a better way. Mr Singh also called upon the pensioners to involve their vast experience and resources to assume the role of job creators.