UNFORTUNATE HAPPENINGS
IN BANK – PENSION MATTERS.
1.
Date of birth
wrongly entered in DATA - Date of enrollment is punched as Date of
Birth, hence Additional pension is delayed.
2.
Enhanced Rate of
Family pension being paid beyond the due
date leading to Recovery - Hardship to widows.
3.
Fixed medical
Allowance being paid for ECHS members –
not stopped even after the member’s request.
4.
Banks demand
refund of the FMA drawn in lump sum. The
recovery should be accepted in installment.
5.
The DA rate is not revised for Ex-Gratia pensioners in
time- Most cases.
6.
Additional
pension is not effected in time as the DOB is not correctly updated.cir 209
7.
Switching over to
Family Pension after the death of pensioner
takes very long time even though
Joint notification/ Joint a/c existing.
8.
Broad banding of
Disability Element is delayed abnormally
– e.g PPO for revision issued in 2018,
but bank wants to confirm the non revision from 2002 which is unreasonable.
9.
CDA has sent PPO
in 1997 for commencement of Pension, but PPO not received/ lost by Bank, hence
pension not commenced. After many complaints, the bank has now applied for
DUPLICATE PPO after 20yrs.
10.
Liberalised
Family Pension not revised after
24-09-2012. After repeated complaints to CPPC, chairman, Pension Adalat
and Ombudsman- RBI, the LFP is now revised.
11.
Pension claim is
settled after an abnormal delay. By this time, pensioner died, the legal heirs claiming arrears- LTA
12.
The death claim
is not settled by the Bank-Pensioner died in 2015- Pension being credited for another 2 yrs. His loan is cleared by
this wrong credit,
After,
noticing the event, the claim is now settled in 2020.
13.
Pensioner died,
Bank is informed, but the pension being credited , leading to recovery Hardship to family pensioner.
14.
Hony.Nb.Sub is
being paid Havildar pension even after
repeated representation. A case of 1986 is still not settled. PPO available.
15.
Some
Widow of Hony,Nb.Sub is still being paid pension for the Rank of
Havildar. Correspondence going on.
16.
Types of Family pension not properly classified
– Special / Liberalised Family pensioner
being paid Normal family pension.
17.
Request for
Stoppage of Fixed Medical Allowance is
not issued by the Branch. Pensioner
advised to approach their CPPC for the certificate.
Branch
can accept and forward it to CPPC.
18.
Some Bank is
insisting to open a fresh SB a/c when there is Joint a/c which is not required.
19.
Some Banks demand
Form 14 for switching over to
Family pension which is not required when Joint Notification and Joint account
is available.
20.
Life certificate
submitted in time , misplaced by Bank , and pension is stopped. Pensioner is put in to mental Agony and
hardship..
