Pension Adalat 2016 held at Southern Railway Salem Division today (15.07.2016)

 

Sri R..S.Sinha, Addl. DRM addressing the gathering. 

 Sri G.Janarthanan, DPO, addressing the gathering

The attendees of the Adalat

The Mid-Term Pension Adalat for the year 2016, was held by the Salem Division of Southern Railway, today (15.07.2016) at the Railway Officers’ Club Premises, near the Divisional Office. This mid-term Adalat (Grievance Redressal Meeting) is being held over and above the mandatory regular Pension Adalat that is being held all over Indian Railways on 15^th December, every year. The Adalat was presided over by Sri Ravi Sekhar Sinha, Additional Divisional Railway Manager. About 60 retired railway pensioners/beneficiaries attended the Adalat and submitted their claims. The members  of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies, (SCOVA) an organization  recognized by the Govt. of India, were  also invited to be present to assist the pensioners/beneficiaries. Sri G. Janarthanan, Divisional Personnel Officer,  Sri. Anand Bantya, Asst. Divisional Financial Manager, and other Divisional Officers were present during the Adalat.

Totally, 34 representations were received for redressal during the Adalat, of which 21 were disposed in favour of the applicants and an amount of Rs.5,10,397/- (Rupees five lakh ten thousand, three hundred and ninety seven only) was released in favour of them. 12 representations could not be entertained as they were in contravention to the extant rules. Further, 1 representation had to be kept pending for want of sufficient supporting documents.   Further, 21 more representations that were submitted afresh on the day of Adalat, will be taken up for examination and will be disposed of in a month’s time. 

The pensioners/beneficiaries who attended the Adalat expressed their happiness and satisfaction over the steps taken by the Salem Division administration to listen to their grievances and settle them off.