Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to Pensioners - Revised Format

Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to Pensioners - Revised Format

No.41/21/2000-P&PW(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated the 19th Feb, 2018

Office Memorandum

Sub: Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to Pensioners- Revised Format

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM of even no. dated 12.08.2015 and to say that the instructions related to the issue of Pensioners’ Identity Card to Pensioners were issued by this Department. In para 2 of the OM dated 12.08.2015, it is mentioned that Pensioners' ID Card shall include the Aadhaar No. of the pensioners, if available. Accordingly, a format for the pensioners' Identity Card was also issued.

The matter has been reconsidered. It has been decided that henceforth, the Pensioners' Identity Card may be issued to the pensioners in the revised format (copy enclosed).

Encl: as above

sd/-
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Issue of Identity Cards to Central Government pensioners – Pensioners Portal Orders on 12.8.2015

Issue of Identity Cards to Central Government pensioners – Pensioners Portal Orders on 12.8.2015

Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to pensioners

G.I., Dept. of P & PW, O.M.No. 41/21/2000-P&PW(D), dated 12-8-2015

Subject : Issue of Pensioners’ Identity Card to pensioners.

The undersigned is directed to say that the instructions were issued by this Department vide O.M. No.41/21/2000-P&PW(D) dated 16/11/2000 for issue of Identity Cards to Central Government pensioners. These instructions were reiterated/clarified vide this Department’s OMs of even number dated 30.4.2013 and 25.7.2013. It has been observed that various Departments/Offices are either not issuing pensioners Identity Card to the retired employees or the Identity Cards are not in the format prescribed vide this Department’s OM dated 25.7.2013.

2. The matter has been reviewed in this Department. It has been decided that apart from the details already prescribed, the Pensioners Identity Card should include the Aadhaar Number of the pensioner (if available). Accordingly, a revised format for the pensioners Identity Card is enclosed (Annexure-I and Annexure-11).

3. Further, the following specifications are laid down for the pensioners Identity Card to be issued by the Departments/Offices from which the pensioner retired:

(i) The Pensioners Identity card should be in the prescribed format.

(ii) The Identity Card should be of the standard size of 8.5 cm x 5.5 cm.

(iii) The Pensioners Identity Card should be printed (and not hand written) on good quality paper of 125 GSM or equivalent.

(iv) The Identity Card would be got laminated by the Department/Office before handing it over to the pensioner.

4. All Departments in the Government of India are requested to issue suitable instructions to the Offices under their control to invariably issue Identity Card to the pensioners in accordance with the instructions issued by this Department.

Authority: http://pensionersportal.gov.in/

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