Taking all the pensioners of the State Bank of India, Bijipur Branch, social activist Trinath Maharana has formed a Pensioners’ Club here to help them in the face of bureaucratic and other hazards in getting their pension smoothly.
Addressing the pensioners, Maharana said the scope and membership of the club would be expanded in future, and the objective of the club is to sensitise the pensioners about their health. Besides, the club would share the happiness and sorrow of its members in their day-to-day life.
The club elected the following office-bearers for a period of two years: Trinath Maharana president, Bijaya Kumar Sahu secretary and Gangadhar Rath treasurer. The executive council members include B lachman Dora, Radha Govind Padhi and lakshminarayan Nayak. Among others, SBI Branch Manager Kamalakanta Behera and Cash Officers Narendranath Padhi and M Ganesh were present.
The members decided to hold a meeting of the pensioners on the last Saturday of every month to discuss the various problems and conduct of seminars on the topics of current interests.