Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
2,306 long pending pension grievances redressed during Special Campaign 3
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The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) successfully concluded Special Campaign 3 on August 31, 2026, after initiating it on July 7, 2026. The campaign aimed at the timely and qualitative redressal of long-pending pension grievances, claims, and issues for central government pensioners. Through coordinated efforts across 40 ministries and departments, 2,306 out of 3,193 targeted cases were resolved, achieving a redressal rate of 72 percent. According to the release, the demographic distribution showed that most resolved cases pertained to rural pensioners, indicating a bridge in the digital divide through online redressal portals like CPENGRAMS.