35th meeting of SCOVA chaired by Dr.
Jitendra Singh in New Delhi
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The 35th meeting of the
Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) chaired by Dr. Jitendra Singh
in New Delhi on 10 March 2026.
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The meeting has been
organised by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) to
address issues related to the welfare of Central Government pensioners.
¨
The Department of Pension
and Pensioners’ Welfare has been actively coordinating with various Ministries
and Departments of the Government of India to formulate pension policies and
resolve pension-related grievances.
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Continuous engagement has
also been maintained with Pensioners’ Welfare Associations representing lakhs
of Central Government pensioners across the country to ensure participative
consultation in welfare measures.
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The Standing Committee of
Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) was constituted in 1986 by the Department of Pension
and Pensioners’ Welfare to institutionalise coordination between government
departments and pensioners’ associations.
¨
The committee functions
under the chairmanship of the Minister of State for Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions, while the Secretary of DoPPW serves as its Secretary.
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The SCOVA consists of 15
non-official members representing Pensioners’ Welfare Associations along with
official members from various Ministries and Departments of the Government of
India.
¨ The committee provides an institutional platform for pensioners’ associations to raise issues concerning pensioners’ welfare directly before the concerned ministries through constructive discussions.
¨ Pensioners’ Welfare Associations from Delhi, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Gujarat participated in the meeting.
