The Assam government in a bid to streamline the pension procedures has decided to set up Pension Seva Kendras (PSKs) in districts to benefit pensioners who have dedicated a long period of their life to the service of the people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
The initiative to set up PSKs was a gesture of gratitude to the employees who retire from government service as well as ensuring hassle-free and a transparent pension process. The PSKs will facilitate retirees to submit forms online, to upload Digital Life Certificates through Jeevan Pramaan using registered devices, besides acting as cyber cafes to help pensioners to download their Pension Payment Order (PPO) and other information, Sarma said.
The scanning and uploading of service books in the Kritagyata portal will help concerned offices to maintain digital record rooms related to service books, he said. The retired persons can also come to PSKs and upload their details in the Kritagyata portal, apart from verifying their service book uploaded by PSK Operators, the chief minister added.
He said that the state government is working to do away with manual handling of files and in line with this the state secretariat will be transformed into a paperless office from October two this year.