Allow digital process for pension claims, retired employees urge Bharathidasan University

The Bharathidasan University Retired Faculties Association (BURFA), Tiruchi, has requested the university to open a digital portal for submitting and processing pension claims of its former employees.

At present, the university sanctions pensions after receiving Pensioners’ Life Certificate every year. The completed forms should be presented in person at the university or the attested documents should be sent by post to the institution.

In an official note, BURFA president M. Selvam said: “Pensioners have settled down in different places and some are unable to travel and submit the Life Certificate personally at the university due to age-related issues. They cannot approach gazetted officers to get the attestation or send the Life Certificate through post because of health problems. There are at least 200 retirees who depend on pension from the university. Going digital will help streamline the claims process,” said Mr. Selvam.

BURFA said the university could resolve the issue by linking the pension accounts to the Centre’s “Jeevan Pramaan” programme that allows applicants to generate electronic certificates through the Aadhaar platform or biometric signatures.

The association has requested the university to permit physically fit former staff to take up honorary teaching positions at the institution.

Published - May 29, 2025 06:30 pm IST