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The Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare (DPPW) under the central government announced on Friday, October 10, 2025, that it has issued new guidelines to ensure that retirement benefits of Union government employees are paid on time. According to the guidelines, each retiring employee will be assigned a welfare officer, also called a pension mitra, by the head of their office. This officer will help the employee complete all necessary forms and procedures for retirement. In case the pensioner passes away, the officer will also assist the family in submitting the required documents and verifying claims to receive the family pension.
The main goal of these guidelines is to improve coordination between ministries and make sure that pensions and other retirement dues are processed quickly. They also aim to ensure the timely issuance of Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) or e-PPOs for Central Civil Services (CCS) employees.
The Department said that important procedural changes have been introduced to reduce delays in issuing Pension Payment Orders (PPOs/e-PPOs). For example, it clarified that pension payments cannot be held up because of pending vigilance clearance, as per the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021.
Each ministry or department must ensure that vigilance clearance for retiring employees is completed at least three months before retirement, since the clearance is valid for three months under current rules.
The government aims to achieve the following targets for all Central Civil Services (CCS) employees:
- Issue PPOs/e-PPOs at least 60 days before retirement
- Pay retirement dues the day after retirement
- Credit the first pension by the last day of the month following retirement
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