Bhubaneswar: The state Finance Department Wednesday appealed to all bonafide pensioners and family pensioners to avoid visiting government treasuries or banks amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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An order was issued in view of the safety and good health of pensioners who usually throng these fiscal institutions for periodic submission of ‘life certificate’ during November for disbursement of pensions.
“The state government has extended the last date for periodic submission of respective life certificates; non-marriage and remarriage declarations; non-employment certificate; disbursement of pension for the first time without physical presence of pensioner and family pensioner, including disbursement of gratuity payment order as well as commuted value of pension (CVP) without physical presence of pensioner/family pensioner till May 2021 instead of November 2020,” read a press release issued by the state Finance Department.
Notably, special arrangements have been made to provide the service at doorsteps of pensioners during the COVID-19 outbreak under the policy initiatives of 5T and Mo Sarkar.
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