Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 23: Director General, Accounts and Treasuries Finance Department, Wali Mohammad Batt today said that in view of the request of various pensioners, the period of verification has been further extended up to August 31, 2012.
Consequently, the pension to the pensioners for the month of August, 2012 payable in September, 2012 will not be paid without the prescribed verification certificate.
It is once again reiterated that the Treasury officers have already been instructed to exempt such pensioners from personal appearances who are unable to appear in person due to illness, old age and other valid reasons. The Treasury officers will depute a member of the treasury staff for their respective residences for verification of such pensioners. Similarly procedure for verification of the pensioners residing abroad, as laid down in the rules, will be strictly followed for convenience of these senior citizens.