Pensioners Associations related agenda: Minutes of the 32nd Meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA)
No. 42/05/2022-P&PW(D)
à¤ारत सरकार/Government of India
Ministry of Personnel , Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd
Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi- 110003
Date:- 20th May 2022
Minutes
of the 32nd Meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on
12.04.2022 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) at Sardar Patel Bhawan,
New Delhi.
Previous
Agenda: (32.8)
– Enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA)
(32.9) –
Difficulties in online submission of Accounts for grants.
The N.F.
Railways Pensioners Association, Guwahati mentioned that the Pensioners’
Associations are experiencing a lot of difficulty in booking expenditure online
and its finalisation to seek grant for next financial year. Pensioners’
Associations are also facing problems in updating of Aadhaar No. in NITI
Aayog’s portal and Anudaan.
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Discussion/Decision
on the agenda item
DoPPW
informed that the matter is being taken up with PFMS team and NITI Aayog to
simplify the procedure within the extant provisions. DoPPW team has been
helping all Pensioners’ Associations in providing UC by providing regular
trainings, demonstrations and actively engaging PFMS and NITI Aayog teams. It
was further mentioned that the issues faced by the Associations are being
rectified by the dedicated team handling GIA. Pensioners’ Associations were
requested that any such issues may be forwarded on mail or WhatsApp to the
DOPPW team and the same would be resolved without delay.
In view
of the above, item was closed.
(32.10)
Enhancement of amount of Grants in aid to Pensioners’ Associations
The
Ex-Defence Employees Welfare Association, Balasore requested that Grant in Aid
may be enhanced from Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 1.5 lakhs and the same may be released
every year by the month of November.
Discussion/Decision
on the agenda item
Joint
Secretary (Pension), DoPPW informed that a proposal for increasing the amount of
Grants-in-Aid to identified Pensioners’ Associations is under consideration. It
was further informed that efforts will be made to release Grant-in-Aid for
2022-23 in the 1st Qtr of 2022-23.
In view of the above, item was closed.
(32.11)
Providing a laptop to identified Pensioners Associations
The
Ex-Defence Employees Welfare Association, Balasore requested that a laptop may
be provided to all identified Associations replacing the existing Desktops, for
better performance.
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Discussion/Decision
on the agenda item
Joint
Secretary (Pension), DoPPW informed that a proposal to sanction of Rs. 80000/-
to each identified Pensioners’ Association for purchase of Computer/Hardware
related items has been recently approved. Accordingly, 34 Pensioners
Associations have been sanctioned Rs.80000/- for purchase of laptops. Remaining
Associations will also be sanctioned this amount in FY 2022-23.
In view
of the above, item was closed.
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