Karachi The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) in collaboration with the Employees Old-age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has launched ‘Pension Disbursement Project’ on the directives of the President of Pakistan for all the pensioners enrolled with EOBI, chairman Nadra, Tariq Malik, announced on Saturday. President Asif Ali Zardari has taken notice of the problems faced by pensioners and instructed the concerned ministries, divisions and authorities including Nadra to develop a new transparent and convenient pension disbursement system that will integrate seamlessly with the existing pension disbursement mechanism and increase the outreach for better facilitation of all federal government pensioners, Nadra official said. “The pension shall be disbursed to EOBI pensioners holding chip-based ‘Smart National Identity Card’ (SNIC) of Nadra at e-Sahulat points spread nationwide,” the Nadra chairman said. It is the first time that EOBI pensioners will receive pensions through SNIC with the live biometric verification will also be performed at Nadra e-Sahulat franchises across Pakistan, enabling record of proof-of-life of pensioners. This will bring transparency in pension disbursement and result in financial savings, he mentioned.
