Aaadhaar is not necessary for central government employees to get their pension

Aadhaar card is not necessary for central government employees to grab their pension, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh has said.

In the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies reported that Aadhaar is an additional thing to enable the use of technology for submission of life certificate without the need for visiting banks.

His assertion assumes importance as there were reports of some retired employees suffering difficulty to get the pension in time cause of without Aadhaar linkage with their bank accounts.

The minister explained that Aadhaar has not been made a top priority for getting the pension for government employees, according to the minutes of the meeting.

Aadhaar is a 12-digit number, issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), that acts as identification and address proof.

There are about 48.41 lakh central government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners. Singh cited various initiatives started by the central government for the welfare of its employees and pensioners.

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“For instance, the minimum pension has been increased to Rs 9,000, the ceiling of gratuity has been increased to Rs 20 lakh, fixed medical allowance has been increased to Rs 1,000 per month,” the minister said.

“Constant-attendance allowance has been increased from Rs 4,500 to Rs 6,750 with effect from July 1, 2017. Some benefits relating to income-tax e.g. standard deduction, tax-rebate etc.on interest made available in the Finance Bill, 2018,” he said.