Ombudsman Punjab Javed Mahmood has directed Accountant General Punjab and Secretary Finance Punjab to provide a copy of the plan devised for payment of arrears of double pension to pensioners above the age of 75 years and arrangements made for the purpose.
In a letter to Accountant General Punjab and Secretary Finance Punjab, the Ombudsman emphasised that proposed payment plan must facilitate the old pensioners so that they should not face troubles while getting their constitutional and legitimate right of double pension arrears.
He recalled that following the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan, Punjab Government had already submitted a payment plan to Lahore High Court according to which pensioners who retired prior to July 1, 1991 would get their arrears of double pension from February 01 to February 28, 2015, pensioners who retired on or after July 01, 1991 to June 30, 1994 would be paid from March 01 to March 31, 2015, who retired on or after July 01, 1994 to November 30, 2001 would get their dues from April 01 to May 31, 2015 and pensioners who retired on or after December 01, 2001 to date would get their arrears of double pension from June 01 to June 30, 2015.
The Ombudsman has directed Accountant General Punjab to set up 'Double Pension Counters' at AG Office Lahore, Treasury Office Lahore and all District Accounts Offices for the old pensioners who would pay visit to these offices for re-fixation of pension after restoration of their right of 'Double Pension'.
He has directed to depute dedicated staff for the required assistance and extend help to the old pensioners besides other facilitations. He has also requested Governor State Bank of Pakistan to direct all the scheduled banks to make special arrangements for the payment of arrears of double pension to the old retired employees of Punjab government.
The Ombudsman has directed all the advisors at district level to personally visit the banks and District Accounts Offices and monitor the facilities rendered by the banks. Ombudsman Office will protect the rights of retired employees of the Punjab government and will personally monitor all the process of payments of double pension and Incharge Mohtasib Punjab Pension Cell Wazir Ahmad Qureshi will co-ordinate.
He has asked the pensioners to immediately contact the District Advisor concerned to the Ombudsman or Ombudsman Office Lahore in case of inconvenience or non-co-operation in payments or procedure on the part of District Accounts Office or bank officials.
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