Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Eularia Siyamujaye says the decentralization of Public Service Pensions Fund (PSPF) will reduce congestion of people awaiting pension’s benefits at Pension House in Lusaka.
Mrs. Siyamujaye said the decentralization of the program would reduce the distances that pensioners had to travel to access their benefits.
She was speaking at the launch of the PSPF decentralization in Chipata this morning.
Mrs. Siyamujaye commended PSPF for demonstrating commitment in maintaining standards of service delivery and accessibility to pension services in rural districts.
She also noted that queries on how to obtain house loans would be addressed at the new district office in Chipata.
“Civil servants who are members of the fund will be able to enquire and access the facility,” she said.
She further said the formation of a partnership among the Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT), the Civil Service and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ), and the Zambia National Pensioners Association and the PSPF would assist the delivery of pension’s services to districts.
Meanwhile, a representative from the Public Service Pensions Fund, Muchimba Kamu said the decentralization pilot project will determine the success of the decentralization project to be conducted in the rest of the provinces.
Mr. Kamu said it was imperative for officers entrusted to run the PSPF offices in the district to be efficient in their work to win people’s confidence.
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This must have been done years ago; but you are better late than never, decentralisation should be done by strict personel though.
The move to decentralise is ok. but advise about the verification which is going on and to end on 31st may 2010. first what is the difference between Public Service Pension and Civil Service Pension. I was in the civil Service and get my Pension through any Zanaco Bank. so I can not say pay point is A B or C
please make the process fast