Retired faculty of BDU urge digitisation of pension process
They say the move would spare elderly pensioners the inconvenience of travelling to the university or a post office every year to submit their life certificate.
"The central govt has already introduced Jeevan Pramaan, but the university is yet to implement it," said M Selvam, president of the Bharathidasan University Retired Faculty Association (BURFA).
BDU currently processes pension disbursement only upon receiving the pensioners' life certificate each year, either through direct submission or via attested documents sent by post.
"The process of digitisation will remove the need for aged individuals, many with health issues, to physically appear at a gazette office. It's a one-time task for the university to set it up, yet they are slow-walking this process," Selvam added.
Selvam added that the demand was also raised during a recent general body meeting held late last month, where it was urged for the university to expedite the rollout of such digital services.
When contacted, a senior official from the BDU told TOI that the process is almost over without wanting to commit to an exact time.
"Ninety-eight percent of the pensioners have been identified. Around 10 to 12 cases remain, which will be resolved very soon. After that, we will roll it out," the official said.
"Some of the pensioners are very senior and old retired faculty members of the institution, and we are working to identify them and ensure it is inclusive of everyone."
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