CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University pensioners get financial benefits worth Rs.17 crore

Dharamshala, June 6, 2018: Choudhary Sarvan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University has released almost all pensioners benefits to its retired employees which were pending for the last several years. This is in addition to regular pension. This was disclosed by a University spokesman here today.

The spokes person said, “Financial benefits to the tune of Rs 17 crore have been released to its pensioners by the University ever since the joining of Prof Ashok Kumar Sarial, Vice-Chancellor in August 2016. Prior to that even monthly pension disbursement was not regular. Prof Sarial took initiative to resolve the long pending issues of the pensioners as there were cases as old as of the year 2004.”

Many of the pensioners have expressed their gratitude to him as their cases were not taken by any association or any individual. The Vice-Chancellor has ensured that all pensioners, especially low paid employees, regularly get pension as they are needier than others.

In the last almost two years, retirement gratuity amounting to Rs 12 crore 90 lakh has been paid and arrears to the tune of Rs. 03 crores 47 lakh have been released. Similarly, there was long pending liability of medical reimbursement of Rs 77 lakh which has been cleared.

Prof Ashok Kumar Sarial, Vice-Chancellor, has thanked the Chief Minister and the State Government for providing additional fund of Rs 80 crore during the last one and half year to the University enabling regular salary with all due benefits like interim relief and dearness allowance to regular employees and pensioners with all due benefits including medical reimbursement to its pensioners.

VC said, “The University has taken up all pending issues of pensioners on priority with an open mind and tried to provide them relief.”

He said that he was concerned and committed for the growth of University and welfare of all including students and its serving and retired staff.