WAPDA Issues Urgent Reminder on Timely Submission of Pension Papers to Avoid Delays-Notification

No. Pension/SOP-23/PR1977/1548                                                                                 Dated: 12/09/2024

All GMs/PDs, DGMS, CEOs, NJHPC/DBDC

Subject:              LATE SUBMISSION OF PESNION PAPERS

Prime objective of WAPDA Pension Directorate is to process the pension cases and disbursement thereof well in time as contained in the Pension Rules as delay involves pecuniary hardships to retirees and their families.

It is witnessed that formations while forwarding/ submission of pension papers/ cases don’t follow the procedure stipulated in the WAPDA Pension Rules 1977, SOP-2023 (already circulated to all formations and available on WAPDA Pension Web site) and instructions issues on the subject from time to time. It is further observed that delay after forwarding the pension cases is mainly attributed to the deficiencies with regard to important mandatory documents despite availability of complete checklist alongwith SOP on Wapda Pension Website in addition to circulation to all formations by this directorate.

Pertinent part of Pension Rules i-e Chapter V Para-1 & 2 of the WAPDA Pension Rules 1977 are hereby reproduces as under,

1. All authorities dealing with applications for pensions under these rules should bear in mind that delay in the payment of pensions involves pecuniary hardship. It is essential to ensure, therefore, that Wapda employee begins to receive his pension on the date on which it becomes due.
2. The responsibility for initiation and completion of pension papers is that of the Head of Office/Division/Department as the case maybe. The action should be initiated one year before a Wapda employee is due to retire, so that pension may be sanctioned a month before the date of his retirement. For this purpose every Wapda employee should be asked to submit his pension application in prescribed form 1 (PEN) one year in advance of the date of his retirement,

It is further stipulated in Pension Rules 1977, the Pension Payment Orders should be issued as rule

1. Inthe case of normal retirement , one month before retirement date and
2. In case of premature, voluntary or compulsory retirement or death, within three months from the date of event.

In view of the above cited rules, necessary instructions may please be forwarded to lower formations under your administrative control to observe the timeline besides annexing all the documents as per checklist prior to forwarding the cases so enabling this office to finalize and issue the PPO as stipulated under rules to avoid monetary adversities,to retirees.

Manager (A&F) Pension