KARACHl: In a major administrative push to ensure the timely delivery of retirement benefits and healthcare coverage to public servants, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah has directed all provincial administrative departments to resolve and clear every pending pension bill within the next three months.
Chairing a high-level meeting that focused on eliminating deep-rooted structural bottlenecks in pension processing and medical reimbursement claims, the chief secretary also directed that effective January 1, 2027 every retiring official in Sindh must receive their pension and primary financial entitlements on their final day of service.
According to a press release issued here on Saturday, the crucial session brought together top provincial executive leadership, including the Accountant General (AG) and secretaries of finance, services, health, general administration and implementation & coordination departments.
Refusing to accept routine delays in post-retirement dues that have historically burdened outgoing civil servants, the chief secretary put a direct query to AG-Sindh and the finance secretary on whether major financial benefits could be disbursed on the exact day of an employee’s retirement.
Following an affirmative confirmation from both authorities, he issued explicit directives requiring all provincial administrative departments to resolve and clear every pending pension bill within the next three months and to ensure that every retiring employee receive their pension and primary financial entitlements on their final day of service.
To operationalise this policy shift, the services secretary has been appointed to lead an inter-departmental task force comprising AG-Sindh, finance, health, general administration and other key administrative bodies.
The task force has been instructed to draft an integrated operational framework, propose any necessary rule amendments, and submit the finalised structure within one week.
Addressing chronic delays in medical claims during the same meeting, the forum identified several key administrative friction points.