Pensioners' request heeded

by S.M. Wijayaratne, Kurunegala Cor.

"Pension Department is now making arrangements to pay the two years pension gratuities to government pensioners before the forthcoming new year in April this year. The Director General of Pensions Sunil Hettiarachchi told Sunday Observer that the Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs W.D.J. Seneviratne has solved the disputes with regard to the payment of pension gratuities to the government pensioners by now. This pension gratuity can be obtained by pensioners from a state bank or the way that they have received their pensions up to now.

The interest thus to be paid would be borne by the government as it was done earlier. "About 13,200 pensioners have asked for pension gratuities and they would be granted soon, said Sunil Hettiarachchi to Sunday Observer recently.