Pension Adjustment for Ilam Civil Retirees Under Review

The director of the Ilam Province Civil Retirement Fund said follow-up is underway on some retirees' objections to how their salaries were calculated under the pension adjustment plan. He added that retirees' demands regarding supplementary health insurance, war zone allowances, and a possible revision of salary tables are also being pursued through the responsible authorities.

The director of the National Pension Fund of Ilam province informed about the follow-up of some pensioners' objections to the method of salary calculation in the proportionalization plan and said: The demands of the pensioners in the field of supplementary medical insurance, war zones and the possible modification of the salary tables are also followed through the responsible authorities.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan from Ilam, Mohammad Chiragsahr said in the ceremony of honoring the retirees and veterans of the General Directorate of Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare of Ilam province: the pensioners' salary proportionalization plan has been implemented based on the tables notified by the administrative and employment organization of the country and the program and budget organization and based on 90% of the salaries of the equivalent employees in the relevant department.

He added: Despite the implementation of this plan, some retirees object to the amount of the calculated salary and its difference with the salary of equivalent employees in some institutions, including the Jihad of Agriculture, and this issue is being pursued.

Referring to the measures taken to investigate these protests, the director of the National Pension Fund of Ilam province stated: In this context, meetings were held with pension centers and correspondence was conducted with the representative of the province and the CEO of the National Pension Fund in order to investigate possible differences in the tables and, if approved, apply the necessary amendments.

Cheraghsahr mentioned the implementation of Article 85 of the Civil Service Management Law and the pensioners' enjoyment of supplementary medical insurance as other demands of this group and said: "The necessary correspondence to follow up on this issue has been done through the relevant authorities."

He considered the follow-up of demands related to war zones as one of the other issues demanded by retirees and added: This issue is being followed up with the authorities and representatives of the province.

The director of the National Pension Fund of Ilam province also stated about the facilities for retirees: the necessary loan in the amount of 750 million Rials will be paid to the people who were selected after registering in the National Pension Fund system and based on lottery, according to priority and will be paid in 10 stages.

He continued: Retirees who are eligible to receive this facility of 75 million Tomans and have not received the loan before or have not won it in previous periods, can apply for using the available quota.

At the end, Cheraghsahr emphasized: the processing of requests and the follow-up of pensioners' issues in different fields will continue within the framework of the capacities and powers of the National Pension Fund of Ilam province.