Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Centre's Pension Adalat to address 897 long-pending grievances Monday
The government is holding its 17th Pension Adalat on Monday.
It will consider 897 pension complaints that have been waiting a long time.
The complaints are from very elderly pensioners and family pensioners.
They concern 24 different government ministries and departments.
People can join in person in New Delhi or take part by video call.
Dr Jitendra Singh will lead the meeting.
The government says these meetings help resolve pension problems without costly, time-consuming court cases.
At the meeting, officials will also share success stories from the previous Adalat and release a family-pension question-and-answer booklet.
The first 16 Adalats resolved 20,676 grievances on the spot, according to the statement.
The 17th Pension Adalat is scheduled to take up 897 long-pending grievances on Monday.
The cases involve super-senior pensioners and family pensioners and relate to 24 Ministries and Departments.
Complainants can participate in person at the T.N. Chaturvedi Memorial Hall at IIPA or by video conference.
Minister of State for Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare Dr Jitendra Singh will chair the proceedings.
Across its first 16 editions, the initiative resolved 20,676 of 28,797 grievances on the spot, a reported success rate of 71.79 per cent.
- Who
- Super-senior pensioners and family pensioners with grievances involving 24 Ministries and Departments; the proceedings will be chaired by Dr Jitendra Singh.
- What
- The 17th Pension Adalat will take up 897 long-pending grievances for redressal.
- When
- Monday; the article does not specify a calendar date.
- Where
- T.N. Chaturvedi Memorial Hall at IIPA, New Delhi, with remote participation available by video conference.
- Why
- To resolve long-pending Central government pension grievances efficiently and help reduce litigation.
- Pension Adalat edition
- 17th
- Grievances listed
- 897
- Ministries and Departments involved
- 24
- Chair
- Minister of State for Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare Dr Jitendra Singh
- Venue
- T.N. Chaturvedi Memorial Hall at IIPA, New Delhi
- Resolved on the spot in previous 16 editions
- 20,676 of 28,797 grievances
- Reported success rate
- 71.79 per cent