The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), vide its order dated, December 14, 2020 had instructed all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India to appoint nodal officers and conduct nation-wide Pension Adalats in the last week of December 2020 and first week of January, 2021.
All India Pension Adalats are being organised every year since 2017 by the Department of Pensions & Pensioners’ Welfare, under the aegis of Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions.
Approximately 64 Departments/Organisations of Govt. of India are engaged in this exercise as per preliminary reports 1800 cases shall be taken up in these Adalats. Another unique feature of the Adalats, as per the directions of DoPPW, shall be to leverage technology and conduct the proceedings online through video conferencing so that Pensioners or their representatives can participate from the comfort of their homes. All stake-holders of a grievance shall meet on a single platform and give a resolution on-the-spot.
It is expected that priority shall be given to Family Pension matters and chronic cases which have been pending for long.