Summary Discussion of the Pre-retirement counselling workshop held on24.09.2014 at Conference Room-1, India International Centre, Main Building, 40Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi.

A Pre-retirement counselling workshop with retiring employees of various

Ministries/Departments was held on 24.09.2014 in Conference Room-1, India

International Centre, Main Building, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi

under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Pension). List of participants is annexed.

JS(P), Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare welcomed all the

participants. She stated that the Department is organizing pre-retirement counselling

workshops for benefit of retiring employees of the Government of India as a welfare

measure and making them aware about various activities in which the pensioners can

be involved after retirement. She further desired that the workshop would help them

understand various activities as well as benefits accruing on account of retirement. The

participants were informed about the initiative Sankalp through which pensioners can do

voluntary work with registered NGOs in various areas of interest which will lead to a

satisfactory and healthy life to the pensioners.

After the introductory remarks by JS (P), all participants introduced themselves

and welcomed the concept of pre-retiring counselling organised by the DoP&PW. They

were of the view that after the retirement they would be able to devote more time to

activities they are interested in and also utilise the time for meaningful social work for

betterment of society.

JS(P) further informed the participants about the various changes in pension

rules made by the department to ensure that all impediments in the way of getting timely

payment of pension are removed. This was in keeping with the mission of the

department that all retirement dues including the pension payment order should be

handed over to the employee on the day of retirement and pension gets credited to his

account from the next of his retirement.

This was followed by the following presentations:-

i) Presentation on Sankalp by JS(P), DoP&PW.

ii) Presentation on CGHS facilities by Or.Veena Dhavan, CGHS, M/o H&FW.

iii) Presentation on Investment & Preparation of Will by Shri Naresh Sethi,

Management & Leadership Development Centre, New Delhi.

After the presentation, open house discussion and question answer session were

held and many of the participants participated in it. Secretary (P) also gave his valuable

time during the interaction.

The participants also furnished their suggestions/comments through feedback

forms which are valuable resources for the DoP&PW to improve upon the PRC

Workshop. Some of the retirees wanted that one list of all payments being released

should be given to the retiring employee.

The final wrap up was done by Secretary(P), who reiterated that the mission of

the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare is to ensure that serving

employees, before their superannuation or retirement should get their pensionary

benefits on the day of their retirement. The PRC workshop is an awareness generating

and interactive process among the retiring employees. The Department is pro-active in

making the post retirement life comfortable and dignified. He mentioned that we have

now 50 lakhs pensioners from Civil, Defence, Railways, Post & Telegraph etc. and

two/three things are important for them.

"The first is CGHS facilities. This facility is a significant requirement for

pensioners and their families. In the PRC it should be updated what is the

best facilities the pensioners can get from CGHS

Second thing is with regard to nature of investment that needs to be

done. We all are from a very conservative environment. All of us must invest

carefully whether it is in PF, mutual funds, stock market. All such investment

has their own risks and rewards. The PRC also provides some understanding

on investment etc.

The third thing is 'Longevity of human life". After retirement, the

pensioners could do some creative work for the society, Sankalp is a platform

from where one can start the 2nd inning. Health Care, Social Welfare,

Education etc are some areas where pensioners can work. As on date, we

have 43 registered pensioner associations. We should create more

associations. Department of Pension and Pensioners can work together for

the future of India."

Thereafter, Secretary (P) thanked all the participants and implored all to be a part

of 'digital India' and 'swatchh bharat' and wished all of them have a very successful

journey towards superannuation. He informed them that DOPPW would always be at

their service.

The meeting ended with vote of thanks to the Chair.

Annexure

ATIENDENCE SHEET

Subject: - Pre-retirement Counselling Workshop.

Date: 24.09.2014

Time: 2.00 PM

S.No. Name of the Ministry /Departments Name and Designationl. Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare 1. Mr. N. Ravi Shanker,

Secretary2. Mrs. Vandana Sharma,

Joint Secretary3. Ms. Tripti P. Ghosh, Director4. Mr. Manoj Kumar, Under

Secretary5. Mr. Prem Kumar, Sr.

Consultant6. Mr. S.P. Kakkar, Consultant7. Mr. Kishori Lal, Consultant8. Mr. Rajan Johari, Consultant

2. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation l. Shri V.S. Chouhan, Driver2. Shri D.P. Dhugga, Assistant

Director3. Smt. Santosh Malhotra, 1st PA

3. Planning Commission l. Shri Shyam Lal, Mts2. Shri Satya Singh, LDC3. Shri Hari Prakash, LDC4. Mrs. Inderpal Kaur, PS5. Dr. P.K. Anand, Sr. Adviser

4. Ministry of Home affairs l. Shri Baldhar Singh, LDC2. Mrs. Krishna, PA3. Shri Mahinder Singh, Assistant4. Shri S. Paswan, UDC5. Shri Rameshwar Singh, UDC

5. Ministry of Labour and employment l. Shri Babu Cherian, Director2. Shri Dhunmun Shah, LDC

6. Central Public Works Department l. Shri Kewal Krishna Grover,Office Superintendent

7. Ministry of Consumer Affairs l. Shri Om Prakash Sharma, UDC

8. Ministry of Finance 1. Jagdish Chander Sharma, Sr.Accounts Officer

2. Shri Radhey Shyam, PPS9. Ministry of Consumer Affairs 1. Man Singh, UDC

Department of Food and Public Distribution 2. Shri Sat ish Kumar aggarwal,Section Officer

3. Shri Kiran Singh, TechnicalOfficer

4. Smt. V.Subhadra Devi, UDC5. Shri Lalit Chauhan, Deputy

Secretary6. Shri Rajendra Prasad, Section

Officer7,. Shri Lalaram, Mts

10. Ministry of Water Resources 1. Shri S.P. Abraham, Sr. JointCommissioner

11. Department of Personnel and Training 1. Shri Daya Nand, UDC2. Shri M.L. Sharma, Assistant

12. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 1. Shri Suresh Babu, Sr. Assistant2. Shri Baldev Singh, Assistant3. Shri N. Vishwanath, Section

Officer

13. Office of Director Foreign Post 1. Shri Chetan Chaudhary, HeadClerk

14. Ministry of Corporate Affairs 1. Shri D.K. Arora, AssistantDirector

15. Department of telecommunication 1. Shri Gopal Dutt, Sr. GM2. 5mt. Veena Bhat Pandita,

Assistant Director General

16. Ministry of Human Resources Development 1. Shri Jagga Singh, Assistant

17. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation 1. Pomi Kohli, PS2. Smt. Asha Dewan, PS