Excess pension payments made to Railway pensioners

Reduction of delay in processing of pension cases on SPARSH for Defence Civilian and their families

Excess pension payments made to Railway pensioners – Railway Board Order No. 2012/AC-II/21/6(PART) dated 24.08.2020

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

RBA NO. 67/2020

No. 2012/AC-II/21/6(PART)

New Delhi dated 24.08.2020

Pr. Financial Advisor,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units

Sub: Excess pension payments made to Railway pensioners.

It has been brought to the notice of Hon’ble MR by one of the Zonal Railways that some frauds have been detected in the pension cases of over 80 year old pensioners, especially age related additional quantum of Pension. Board(FC) has desired that intensive check of all pension payments shall be carried out for the ensuing three months viz. September, October and November, 2020.

Kindly arrange to have these checks carried out thoroughly. Suggestive check-list is attached for ready reference. The reports of these checks may be sent to Board by 1% of every month by mail at [email protected] in the following format:

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
No. of pension cases verified No. of cases detected out of (1) Amount of excess pension payment detected Nature of discrepancy Details of the Bank making such excess payments.

DA:As above

(Anjali Goval)
Pr. Executive Director /Accounts
Railway Board

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