Training Programme on Pension & other Retirement Benefits

Training Programme on Pension & other Retirement Benefits
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack has organised two days training programme on Pension & other Retirement Benefits during 26-27 November, 2018 for administrative personnel of ICAR institutes. The notional pay fixation, treatment of advance increment and revision of pension in respect of scientific, technical, administrative and supporting category of the employees of the ICAR institutes was discussed thoroughly. Lectures were delivered by the experts on various aspects of retirement benefits and National Pension System (NPS). An open discussion was held to clarify the dobuts of the participants on fixation of pay, calculation of retirement benefits and NPS pertaining to their institutes. Practical sessions were also conducted for the better understanding of the trainees. Apart from in-house expertise of Pension Authorization Unit-19, Mr Biblab Majumder, Ex-AAO, ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore has extended his support for being external resource person. The programme has been attended by 45 (forty five) participants of 9 ICAR institutes and Regional Stations located in the State of Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Kerala. Dr. H. Pathak, Director, chaired the inauguration and closing functions and briefed about the importance of holding training programme on Pension and inspired the participants for redressal of grievances arising on pension. The programme has been co-ordinated by Mr. S.K. Das, Finance & Accounts Officer and ended with vote of thanks by Shri B.K. Sahoo, Head of Office.