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  • Aug 29, 2024
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LAUNCH OF SIMPLIFIED NEW PENSION APPLICATION FORM 6-A LINKED WITH BHAVISHYA

Why in the news?

  • The New Single Simplified Pension Application Form 6-A will be launched on 30th August’ 2024 by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.
  • The form available in Bhavishya’s  and e-HRMS will be compulsorily filled up by the Central Government employees retiring from the said date i.e. December, 2024 onwards.
source:pib

Form Integration with Bhavishya/e-HRMS:

  • The new form is linked to Bhavishya/e- HRMS eliminating the many steps involved in pensioning.
  • Higher officials who are retiring and who are using e-HRMS shall enter Form 6-A electronically while other officials shall use Bhavishya.
  • Nine prior forms/formats are rolled into one, which helps cut down on paperwork and offer the user a practical form.

Government Initiative for Ease of Living:

  • This is one of DoPPW initiatives in the 100 day’s Action Plan under the policy “Maximum Governance – Minimum Government”.
  • To reflect these changes, Corrections have been made to the CCS Pension Rules,
  • It will seek to provide computerised solutions for pension processing where the right form the pensioner’s application to payment is done effectively through banking without the involvement of papers.
About BHAVISHYA:

  • Vision: Promoting pension’s passive and worthy existence.
  • Goal: Give retirement dues and Pension Payment Order (PPO) on the day of retiring from service.
  • BHAVISHYA System: A Pension Sanction & Payment Tracking ; & Information System that is on the website.

Features:

  • Enables online tracking of pension sanction and pension payment process.
  • Records pensioner and service information of the pensioners.
  • It provides the option to submit the pension processing forms online.
  • Has the functionality of sending SMS/Email alerts on the progress of pension sanction.
  • Makes it easier to be accountable and transparent.

What is the Electronic Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS)?

  • Launch and Purpose: e-HRMS, which is expanded in 2017 starting from 25 applications in five; modules; policy and employment, staff, payroll, analytics and learning uses AI in policy formulation and staff administration.
  • Employee Benefits: It informs government employees about service-related information and introduces digitalization in the Human Resources field, thus increasing the work’s productivity.

System Advantages:

  • A few benefits of e-HRMS include: Employee & Management dashboard ,e-Governance, Less paper movement,  Fast track service delivery , Decision support , Standard data base,Minimisation of manual inputs • Sharing of information.
  • Financial Integration: It enables prompt payment for GPF, loans as well as reimbursements through e-sign integration.
  • helping avoid situations where pension payments are delayed.