Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, will inaugurate the 58th Pre-Retirement Counselling (PRC) Workshop for Central Government employees along with Pensioners’ and Bankers’ Awareness Programmes on December 29, in Pune, Maharashtra.
The workshop is being organised by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) as part of the Government of India’s continued efforts to enhance the “Ease of Living” for pensioners and family pensioners through progressive pension reforms and digitisation of pension-related processes.
The Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop aims to facilitate a smooth transition for employees approaching retirement. Various sessions will be conducted on retirement benefits, Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), investment options, BHAVISHYA portal, Integrated Pensioners Portal, family pension provisions, CPENGRAMS, ANUBHAV initiative and Digital Life Certificate, among others.
Around 350 Central Government employees, currently posted across Maharashtra and due to retire within the next 12 months, are expected to benefit from the workshop. In addition to the PRC, the department will also organise a Pensioners’ Awareness Programme for retired officials and the 11th Bankers’ Awareness Programme for Pension Disbursing Banks.
The objective of these programmes is to spread awareness about pension rules, procedures and best practices among retirees and pension disbursing banks.
Dr Jitendra Singh will also inaugurate an exhibition by Pension Disbursing Banks during the event. Multiple banks will participate in the exhibition, offering pension-related banking services, guidance on opening pension accounts and advice on suitable investment options for pension corpus.
