In line with the vision of Hon’ble PM, to enhance the “Ease of Living” for pensioners and family pensioners, the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Government of India, has introduced several progressive measures in pension policy and the digitization of pension-related processes. As part of these ongoing efforts, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions shall inaugurate the 58th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop under organised by DoPPW. The workshop is scheduled to be held on 29th December, 2025 at Pune, Maharashtra.
The Workshop, being held for the benefit of retiring employees of the Government of India, is a revolutionary step in direction of ‘Ease of Living’ of the pensioners. In order to facilitate the smooth transition for the retiring employees, various sessions on Retirement Benefits, CGHS, Investment modes, BHAVISHYA portal, Integrated Pensioners Portal, Family Pension, CPENGRAMS, ANUBHAV and Digital Life Certificate etc. will be conducted.
It is expected that 350 retirees, presently posted across the State of Maharashtra and due to retire in the next 12 months, will benefit hugely from this Pre-retirement Counselling Workshop. Apart from the above PRC, the Department will conduct a Pensioners’ Awareness Program for the benefit of retired officials. The Department will also be conducting 11th Bankers’ Awareness Program for Pension Disbursing Banks
The objective of these workshops is to spread awareness of the various rules and procedures relevant for Pension Disbursing Banks/Retirees.
An “Exhibition” of Pension Disbursing Baks’ will also be set up during the 58th PRC Workshop, wherein multiple Banks will be actively participating. All pensioner related banking services will be made available to the participants. Banks will also guide the retirees on opening of pension account and investment of pension corpus in various schemes suitable to them.
