The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions conducted the 14th Pension Adalat on September 10, 2025, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Dr. Jitendra Singh. The Adalat addressed 894 pending grievances related to super senior and family pensioners from 21 Departments/Ministries, including those under the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Finance, Railways, Housing & Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation, and External Affairs. 652 grievances were resolved on the spot. Several cases were highlighted, including Smt. Shishal Devi, Smt. Bal Kanwar, Smt. Shashi Devi, Smt. Monika Deb, Smt. Kusam Rani, Smt. Man Kaur, Ms. Jaswinder Kaur and Smt. Surinder Kaur Bamrah all of whom had long pending pension related issues resolved and payments processed or credited to their accounts. Smt Surinder Kaur Bamrah is expected to receive approximately Rs 23 lakhs. The Adalat initiative aims to expedite grievance redressal and enhance the financial security and dignity of family pensioners. The press release regarding this event was posted on September 12, 2025, at 6:49 PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Pensions: The government ministry responsible for personnel matters, public grievances, and pensions.
Pension Adalat: A forum for resolving pension-related grievances.
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi: The location in Delhi, India, where the Pension Adalat was conducted.
Dr. Jitendra Singh: The Chairman of the 14th Pension Adalat.
Ministry of Defence: A government ministry, one of the departments/ministries whose pensioners' grievances were addressed.
Ministry of Home Affairs: A government ministry, one of the departments/ministries whose pensioners' grievances were addressed.
Rajasthan: A state in India, the domicile of some of the pensioners whose cases were resolved.
OROP: One Rank One Pension, a scheme related to pension payments for armed forces personnel.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
14th Pension Adalat conducted at Vigyan Bhawan,
New Delhi on 10.09.2025 under the Chairmanship of
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Success stories of the 894 long pending Super
senior and family pension grievances taken up for
redressal
Committed to ensure faster resolution of grievances
and enhance dignity and financial security for the
Family Pensioners
Posted On: 12 SEP 2025 6:49PM by PIB Delhi
Launching the 14th Pension Adalat at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 10.09.2025, Dr. Jitendra Singh lauded
the initiative of conducting the Pension Adalats for its ‘whole of government approach’ by bringing together
all the concerned departments on one platform for expeditious and effective resolution of grievances. He
highlighted that the initiative has not only expedited grievance redressal but also reinforced the government’s
commitment to pensioners as active contributors to society.
894 grievances related to grievances of super senior and family pensioners pertaining to 21
Departments/Ministries belonging to the Departments under Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs,
Finance, Railways, Housing & Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation, External Affairs etc were taken up in the Adalat
for redressal out of which 652 grievances were resolved on the spot underscoring the efficiency of this
initiative in delivering timely justice to pensioners.
There were many heart-warming success stories which came out of the Adalat held on 10.09.2025. Excerpts
of some of the cases are mentioned below to appreciate the struggles experienced by the Pensioners and how
the mechanism of Pension Adalat enabled them to get their long-pending rightful dues.
Smt Shishal
Smt. Shishal Devi who belongs to Rajasthan is wife of Late Challu Ram. Her husband had passed away on
15-11-2006 and she was paid enhanced rate of family pension till 31-10-2012. She had requested revision of
the enhanced rate for 7 years from the date of pension and immediate payment of arrears. It was apprised by
the O/o CGDA and PCDA, MoD in the Adalat that her case has been resolved and payment to the tune of Rs
1,91,715/- generated and processed for payment.
Smt Bal Kanwar
Smt. Bal Kanwar who belongs to Rajasthan is widow of Late Sang Singh. Shewas requesting for revision of
her family pension and additional family pension. It was apprised by the O/o CGDA and PCDA, MoD in the
Adalat that her case has been resolvedand arrears of Rs 1,50,155/- from 01.07.2019 to 31.07.2025 has beencredited into her account.
Smt Shashi Devi
Smt Shashi Devi, from UP was requesting for unpaid OROP arrears of her husband, Late Shri Ram Naresh
Yadav. She was facing difficulties in issuance of Non-Payment Certificate. It was apprised by the O/o CGDA
and PCDA, MoD in the Adalat that her case has been resolved and arrears of Rs.2,92,120/- with respect to
service pension and disability pension with respect to OROP-II and enhanced rate of family pension for the
period from 01.07.2019 to 30.06.2024, has been processed for payment and will be credited from Next Month
Payment Cycle.
Smt Monika Deb
Smt Monika Deb, the widow of late Sepoy Santi Kumar Deb belongs to Assam. She was requesting the
release of her family pension arrears for the period from January 20, 2019, to February 28, 2022. It was
apprised in the Adalat by O/o CGDA and PCDA, MoD that her case has been resolved and arrears with effect
from 01/19 TO 02/22 amounting to Rs.4,97,845 has been processed and will be credited to her account at the
earliest.
Smt Kusam Rani
Smt Kusam Rani, belongs to Punjab. Her late husband, Shri Devi Dayal, Ex-MT Driver, Military Farm,
Jalandhar Cantt, retired on 31.05.2014 and expired on 26.10.2023. He was served a charge sheet on
20.09.2012, but the inquiry was not finalized during his lifetime. Though the disciplinary proceedings against
the official was closed after his demise, however, withheld gratuity was not released despite repeated
representations. It was apprised in the Adalat by O/o CGDA and PCDA, MoD that her case has been resolved
and an Amount of Rs. 5,07,210/- as gratuity has been released
Smt Man Kaur
Smt Man Kaur who belongs to Rajasthan was awaiting 100% additional pension w.e.f. 01.10.2020. The
pension was revised, but the arrears from 01.10.2020 till date remain unpaid. It was apprised in the Adalat by
O/o CGDA and PCDA, MoD that consequent upon receipt of NPC from bank payment to the tune of Rs
5,85,739/- has been generated and processed for payment into her account.
Ms Jaswinder Kaur
Ms Jaswinder Kaur belongs to Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She was awaiting arrears of OROP II and III. It was
apprised in the Adalatby O/o CGDA and PCDA, MoD that the arrear amount of ₹ 5,73,082/-which consist of
OROP2 and OROP 3 have been credited into her account .
Smt Surinder Kaur Bamrah
Smt Surinder Kaur Bamrah had lodged grievance due to delay in commencement of family pension and
release of arrears. It was apprised in the Adalat by O/o CGDA and PCDA, MoD that her case has been
resolved with a payment of around Rs 23 Lakhs to be paid to her at the earliest.
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