The Presidential Awards – 2007 for senior citizen pensioners of Sri Lanka was held with patronage of Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake, Prime Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on October 05, 2007 at the auditorium of Youth Center – Maharagama. 350 senior citizens were felicitated at this ceremony appraising their dedication to strengthen the Public Service and their commitment to social services after the retirement.

Bids are invited for tendering of IT solutions for e-pensions project during the period from October 17, 2007 to November 23, 2007. Please contact ICTA of Sri Lanka for more details.

This training program was given to all officials of the department with assist of ICTA of Sri Lanka under 03 stages in order to strengthen them to work with forthcoming e-pension project. 

 Stage 01- training for upgrading the IT skills (350 officers were trained)

 Stage 02- e-citizen training (250 officers were trained)

 Stage 03- Training for International Computer Driving License (125 officers were trained)

 Awards ceremony for officers successfully completed the program was held on October 22, 2007 at 2.30 p m to 5.30 pm at Hotel Galadari. Chief Guest was Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, Minister of Public Administration and Home affairs. Awards were presented by the Chief Guest.

Due to repeal of Public Administration Circular No 1/2006, the Circular No. 1/2006 issued for the computation of pension by the Department of Pensions is also repealed.

This has informed by Pensions Circular 2006 and letter dated 31/01/2006 of Director of Pensions.

Until a new salary Circular is issued by the Ministry of Public Administration, the provisions of Department of Pensions Circular No 15/2004 is in effect further for computation of pensions

Following new Pension Societies have been registered up to June 2006

 352 - Pensioners  Society of Palagala Divisional Secretariat.

 353 - Pensioners Welfare Society of Coconut Cultivation          Board.

 354 - Government Pensioners Welfare Society of Diyalagoda, Maggona.

 355 - Public Service Pensioners Society.

The Director of Pension was the head of the Department of the Pension since it was established as a department. But according to a decision taken by the cabinet the post of the Director of Pension has been changed as the Director General of Pension with effect from 3^rd August, 2006. The public have been informed to send their documents to the name of the Director General of Pension when they communicate with the Pension Department.

The Director General of Pension has taken steps to give computer training to a group of officers of the Pension Department under the e-Pension project. This training course was commenced on 19-09-2006 and three groups of officers are now being trained. This training course is held on NIIT institution in union place.

The director of pension hops to expedite bank activities and make the payment properly by opening this unit. This unit has been established under the supervision of the chief accountant of the pension department. Four officers are working in this unit at present.

The pension department has opened a holiday resort for the pensioners in Colombo at wedamulla who are visiting to Colombo or else where.

To stay in this holiday resort the approval of the ministry of public administration & home affairs is required a form issued by the ministry of public administration & home affairs has to be filled up by a pensioners for the approval.

Rooms and meals are available in this resort and these items are supplied to the pensioners at a concessionary rate.

Now Sri lankan Pensioners residing in USA, can view their monthly pension payment details over this Website

Click here to view details

Government has decided to amend presently paying cost of living allowance of Rs.1437.50 as Rs.2000 per month with effect from 01-01-2009.

Relevant Computer program for the revision may obtain by websites www.pensions.gov.lk or www.slida.lk

Legal provisions in order to pay disabled Orphans’ Pension are arranged in compliance with Widowers’ and Orphans’ Pension (Amendment) Act No 44 of 1981 and Widowers’ and Orphans’ Pension act no 24 of 1983. Accordingly, medical board comprising three Medical Officers appointed by the Director of Health Services determines that an Orphan of a contributor suffers from physical or mental disability as renders him incapable of earning his livelihood such Orphan shall be entitled to a pension during lifetime.

Various issues have been emerged in the process of payments of pensions to disabled Orphans after death of parents who are male / female officers in public service according by the Department has taken several policy decisions. For more details please see pension circular 1/2009.

The government has decided to revise pension of pensioners drawing salary or pension wither to having retired as a result of terrorist actions / while executing operational duty / implementing law. As the payment of their salaries ceased at the age of 55 years, amendments to the pension will be made by adding their service period from the date of retirement to the date of completing age of 55 years.

Service Pensions paying at present will amend and send the relevant forms to you with the sanction of this department for making payments through Divisional Secretariats.

Since the persons drawing only a disability pension at present are entitled to receive a service pension also, the Department of Pensions will issue a number again for the same Occurrence.

Instructions in this regard were issued by Pension Circular 4/2009 Supplementary to Pension Circular 10/93 dated 23-04-1993.

Instructions were issued by said circular as that application submit by armed forces for payment of Widows’ Pension may payable by Divisional Secretariats and issue. The award letters after following necessary procedures.

For more details please see PN circular 04/2009.

The opportunity for declare consent for Widowers’ & Orphans pension scheme has been received again for female officers who were appointed to a pensionable post before 01-08-1983 and were in the post at the said date.

Female Officers who could not declare consent for Widowers’ & Orphans’ pension scheme were provided the opportunity until 30-06-2009 by gazette Extra ordinary and Public Administration Circular 13/2001(iv).

More details may be obtained by PN Circular 6/2009 dated 13-02-2009.