**Executive Summary**
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare will conduct the 16th Pension Adalat on May 13, 2026, chaired by Dr. Jitendra Singh at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This initiative aims to provide "on the spot" redressal for 985 long-pending pension grievances across 37 Ministries and Departments. The event will utilize a hybrid mode to allow participation from pensioners across the country and focuses on cases pending for more than 45 days.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Operational Methodology**
* **Whole of Government Approach:** All concerned stakeholders for a specific grievance are brought onto a common platform to provide immediate solutions.
* **On the Spot Redressal:** The Adalats aim for decisive, immediate resolution to eliminate the need for pensioners to approach courts.
* **Efficiency:** The process is designed to save time and money for pensioners while providing an effective redressal machinery.
**Event Details for the 16th Pension Adalat**
* **Schedule:** To be held on 13.05.2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
* **Targeted Grievances:** 985 cases that have been pending on the CPENGRAMS portal for more than 45 days will be addressed.
* **Scope:** The cases pertain to 37 Ministries/Departments, with the majority relating to the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
* **Participation:** Stakeholders and pensioners from across India will participate through a hybrid (physical and digital) mode.
**Historical Performance and Impact**
* **Track Record:** Since its inception in 2017, the initiative has held 15 Adalats.
* **Success Rate:** Out of 27,812 cases taken up, 19,948 (over 71.72%) were redressed on the spot.
* **Follow-up:** Cases not resolved on the spot are redressed subsequently through Inter-Ministerial review meetings.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Government Pensioners**
**Impact**
Pensioners gain access to a qualitative and prompt grievance redressal forum that avoids the costs and delays associated with legal proceedings.
**Action Required**
Pensioners with grievances pending for more than 45 days on the CPENGRAMS portal should prepare to participate in the Adalat on 13.05.2026 via hybrid mode.
**Relevant Ministries and Departments (e.g., Defence, Home Affairs)**
**Impact**
Thirty-seven Ministries and Departments are required to collaborate on a single platform to resolve long-standing issues within their respective jurisdictions.
**Action Required**
Participate in the "Whole of Government" platform at Vigyan Bhawan to provide immediate solutions for the 985 listed grievances.
**Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPPW)**
**Impact**
The department serves as the lead organizer and facilitator, ensuring the continuity of its commitment to pensioner empowerment.
**Action Required**
Coordinate the 16th Pension Adalat under the chairmanship of Dr. Jitendra Singh and facilitate Inter-Ministerial review meetings for any unresolved cases.
Key Entities Referenced
Pension Adalat: A unique initiative for 'On the Spot' redressal of central government pension grievances through a 'Whole of Government' approach, aimed at reducing litigation.
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPPW): The primary department responsible for organizing Pension Adalats and ensuring the qualitative redressal of grievances for central government pensioners.
CPENGRAMS portal: The digital platform for pension grievance registration and monitoring, from which pending cases are identified for resolution in Adalats.
Dr. Jitendra Singh: The Minister of State who chairs the Pension Adalat and leads the initiative for empowering central government pensioners.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Dr. Jitendra Singh to chair the 16th Pension
Adalat at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on
13.05.2026
985 long pending pension grievances to be taken up for ‘On
the Spot’ redressal
Pension Adalat works under the maxim of ‘Whole of
Government approach’
Posted On: 12 MAY 2026 4:40PM by PIB Delhi
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare is committed towards the empowerment of the central
government pensioners through prompt and qualitative redressal of their grievances. To achieve the same,
Pension Adalat has emerged as a unique initiative which is working on the maxim of ‘Whole of
government approach’, where all the concerned stakeholders of a particular grievance case are boarded on
a common platform and solutions or redressal to the grievance is done then and there. These Adalats are
an ‘On the Spot’ decisive for redressal of pension related grievances, thus obviating the need to approach
courts by the pensioners. It saves both their time and money and provides them an effective grievance
redressing machinery.
Since its inception in 2017 in DOPPW, Pension Adalats have proved their utility as an effective forum for
resolving long-pending and complicated pension grievances. Through 15 Pension Adalats held so far,
27,812 cases have been taken up, of which 19,948 have been redressed on the spot, reflecting a success
rate of over 71.72%. The balance cases have also been redressed, subsequent to the respective Pension
Adalats through Inter-Ministerial review meetings.
Continuing this initiative, the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare will be conducting the 16th
Pension Adalat under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MoS (PP), Dr. Jitendra Singh at Vigyan Bhawan, New
Delhi on 13.05.2026. 985 long standing pension grievances, pending for more than 45 days on
CPENGRAMS portal, pertaining to 37 Ministries/Departments, majority related to M/o Defence and M/o
Home Affairs, are proposed to be taken up in the Adalat for redressal. Pensioners from all over the country
will also participate through hybrid mode.
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