By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JUNE 28, 2016 : THE Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, has said all Central Ministries and Departments will be linked to the online Pension Sanction and Payment Tracking System ‘Bhavishya' very soon. Chairing the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) here yesterday, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that with this step, the pension release to the retired employees will be expedited and it will also help quick resolution of pending issues.

Dr. Singh said, "We need to put in place an institutionalized mechanism to make good use of the knowledge, experience and efforts of the retired employees which can help in the value addition to the current scenario. India has a large number of pensioners today and to make best use of them is a challenge."

The Minister said the retired employees are a healthy and productive workforce for India and the Govt needs to streamline and channelize their energies in a productive direction. Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the Government has started ‘Anubhav' scheme for the retiring employees to write an account of their experiences which can be helpful in improving the system. He also said that a focused approach and emphatic attitude needs to be developed towards the pensioners.