AG Sindh inaugurates Pension Centres at Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur and Naushero Feroze

Ghotki: Accountant General Sindh, Mr. Ghufran Memon inaugurated the Sindh Pension Centers at District Accounts Offices Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur and Naushehro Feroze.

Sindh Pension Centres have been established to provide one-window operation for the facilitation of the retired employees of Sindh government and their families. This time, 21 Sindh Pension Centers have started providing facilities to the pensioners all over the province. Now, only one Sindh Pension Center District Accounts Office Hyderabad is remained to be inaugurated, which will be inaugurated on 9th May. Mr. Memon said that pension was his passion and his vision was to provide all the emoluments to the pensioners right on the day of his retirement.

He added, “Now under the new online Direct Credit System (DCS), pensioners are getting their payments directly in their bank accounts. I am glad that more than 90 perecnt of the pensioners throughout the Sindh are now on DCS.”

Mr. Memon informed that from the next financial year, AG Sindh would start paying 65% of anticipatory pension if the complete pension case are not submitted by the departments. He further apprised that Sindh General Provident Fund Center has been established by the Finance department, government of Sindh in AG Sindh and also would be inaugurated on 9th May 2019.***