Imphal: Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has directed directed concerned officers to clear existing backlogs in pension processing at the earliest.
In the effort to remove backlogs in processing pensions for retired government employees, the governor on Saturday chaired a meeting at Raj Bhavan, Imphal.
Various agendas, including sanctioning and payment of pensions, challenges in processing, streamlining of the pension process, and reasons for the backlog, were thoroughly discussed.
Chief secretary, secretary to the governor, and senior officers from the Treasury, AG Office, Pension Cell, among others, attended the meeting.
The governor reviewed initiatives to clear the backlog and make the entire process more efficient. This includes the introduction of an Online Pension Processing System, which will be launched shortly.
Neilenthang Telien, special secretary (Finance), gave a detailed presentation. The new system will digitize the existing manual process, allowing employees and departments to track applications, and enable end-to-end digital processing—from DDO to AG Office to Treasury—with all documents digitally signed.
Additionally, pension processing will begin one year prior to an employee’s retirement, and the Employee Identification Number (EIN) will be used to track applications.
It is worth mentioning that this is one of the many initiatives undertaken by the governor for the welfare of government employees since the imposition of President’s Rule earlier this year, said a governor’s secretariat statement.
