Dr. Jitendra Singh Reiterates Commitment to Ease of Life for Pensioners;

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today reiterated the Government’s commitment to ensuring Ease of Life and Pensioners’ Welfare, stressing that technology and digital interventions must ultimately translate into simpler and more accessible services for pensioners and their families.

Addressing the 17th Pension Adalat organised by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) at T. N. Chaturvedi Memorial Hall, IIPA, New Delhi, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that pension administration must continuously learn from the experiences and difficulties faced by pensioners and work towards removing shortcomings in the existing system. At today’s Adalat 756 of 897 grievances were redressed, thus achieving 84.2% redressal rate. he Minister lauded PM Sh Narendra Modi for introducing the concept of ‘Panchayat Adalat’ in 2017.
An exemplary case of Ms. Chander Kanta Jally, whose husband made the supreme sacrifice in 1973. She was sanctioned Liberalised Family Pension. However, due to certain reasons, the family pension paid to her was lower than the amount to which she was entitled. She became aware of this and approached various forums. During the Pension Adalat, Sh. Jaswinder Jally, her son, attended through video conferencing from Chandigarh and presented the grievance on behalf of his mother before the MoS (PP). The case was discussed at length. Subsequently, family pension arrears amounting to Rs. 2.02 crore were released.

Another case involving Ms. Damyanti Sinha, with the help of the Pension Adalat, pensionary benefits of more than Rs. 72 lakh were released. (UPDATED O 5TH OCT 2026)