Mr. Pradeep Ysarathna , new Seceretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government, visited the Department of Pensions, which manages the payment of pensions of whole the pensioners' community under the Ministry, today (07.03.2024) to supervise its functions.
During his visit the Secretary inspected the pension application and then observed the functions of all the divisions including Decentralized Division, by which the first pension is activated, information Technology Division, Widows' and Orphans' Division, Foreign Pension Division, Policy Division, Contributions Divisions, Internal Audit Division, Armed Forces Division, Accounts Division and 1970 Hot line Service.
He stated that he would take prompt action to solve the issues of pensioners joining with the Department of Pensions as he has a wide understanding on the problems of pensioners as a result of working very closely with the Department for a number of years in the past.
In the meantime, he appreciated the organization structure of the Department, which has been arranged to maintain pension process, the largest social security system of the Island. Further he expressed his commendation to the whole staff including Mr. A Jagath D Dias, Director General of Pensions for the services delivered efficiently and in an well organized manner to ensure the welfare of pensioners' community.