HOW TO GET YOUR REVISED PENSION & ARREARS

HOW TO GET REVISED PENSION AND ARREARS FROM THE BANK ?

It is more than 4 years passed, still many defence pensioners, family pensioners have not received the revised pension and arrears. The calculation of arrears become more complicated day by day because of a number of amendments to original instructions. The calculation of Additional pension to pensioners aged above 80 years and LTA incase of deceased pensioners have become more complicated. The Banks simply reply that they do not know how to calculate. There is no organization on all India basis to help the pensioners.

In the circumstances, unless some compulsion is made under any statutory Act, the Bank managements will not bother about the pensioners grievances. Even a legal notice to the Bank will cost more and have no effect. Therefore, the only way to get the correct pension and arrears is make use of the RTI Act 2005.

First of all submit an application under RTI Act to the pension paying Bank’s Public Information Officer seeking a detailed pension paid particulars from 1.1.2006 till date. The application format is given below. You will definitely receive a reply.

In the Part II portion of your application, you make a request to the PIO to furnish the names of the Officers responsible for payment of your revised pension and arrears.

Under the Act, the Bank has to reply or pay the arrears within the stipulated period. The basic information required for revision of pension is the details of a pensioner such as his Name, Service Number, Rank, Group, Service, Date of retirement etc. and pension paid particulars from 1.1.06.

The application format for submitting an application under RTI Act.

APPLICATION U/S 6(I) FOR SEEKING INFORMATION UNDER

THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT-2005.

From

…………………….

…………………….

…………………….

To

The Public Information Officer,

………………………………….

………………………………….

PART – I

1. Name of the applicant :

2. Date of Birth :

3. Gender :

4. Father’s Name :

5. Mother’s Name :

6. Present /Permanent address :

7. Proof of address : (Attach Xerox copy of ration card or

Voter ID)

PART –II

(i) Particulars of information sought is enclosed in a separate sheet.

(ii) The information is sought for is required in printed form.

(iii) Whether inspection of records is also sought – No.

(iv) Postal order for Rs.10/- is enclosed as application fee.

Declaration of the Applicant.

(i) I am a bonafide citizen of India and owe allegiance to the sovereignty, unity and Integrity of India and have not voluntarily acquired the citizenship of another country.

(ii) The information given in this form is true and I am solely responsible for its accuracy.

Place: Signature of the Applicant.

Date:

In Part II Portion please fillup as follows:-

I am a Defence Pensioners drawing pension from your Bank (Name of the Bank and Branch)…………………….. (give your full particulars)

Make a request to the Public information officer as follows:-

“It is observed that my pension has not be revised as per 6^th CPC w.e.f. 1.1.06. Kindly provideme a detailed pension paid particulars from 1.1.06 till date. Also provide me the names of the officials responsible for payment of my revised pension and arrears.

Do not forget to attach a Rs.10 postal order (filled) and address proof.

Please try the above procedure for getting your pension arrears.