Context:
Recently, the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare introduced ‘Bhavishya’.
Bhavishya:
- A comprehensive online platform launched by the Government to facilitate the pension sanction and payment process for retiring central government employees.
- Part of – Digital India initiative
- Key features- Tracking System, SMS and Email Alerts, e-Sanction, 24×7 Access, Digi locker.
- Objectives –
- Retirees should get all the retirement benefits on time and get the first pension & subsequent pensions on time.
- Timely processing of cases at each level.
- Alerts, Reminder & Notifications to concerned stakeholders for every action due & performed.
- Online tracking of pension cases at retiree level.
- Nodal agency – Ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme mainly targeted at unorganized sector workers
2. Only one member of a family can join the scheme.
3. Same amount of pension is guaranteed for the spouse for life after subscriber’s death.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
[UPSC Civil services Exam – 2016 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Statement 2 is not correct. The scheme is open to all adults of a family.
