There are about 48.41 lakh central government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners. Photo: MintNew Delhi: Aadhaar card is not mandatory for central government employees to get their pension, minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh has said. His assertion assumes significance as there were reports of some retired employees facing difficulty in getting the pension in the absence of Aadhaar linkage with their bank accounts. The minister clarified that Aadhaar has not been made mandatory for getting pension for government employees, according to the minutes of the meeting. There are about 48.41 lakh central government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners.

Source: Mint May 15, 2018 10:18 UTC