Ehsaas e-pension system introduced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR: Ehsaas e-pension system has been launched for government employees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The e-pension system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will come into effect from January 1, 2026, as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, has approved the e-pension system.

The Chief Minister’s Secretariat has prepared a concept paper for the launch of the e-pension system, and orders have been issued to the Finance Department to implement it.

With the revolutionary step of the provincial government, pensions will be paid to new pensioners under the e-pension system the paper-based pension system will be converted into a completely paperless e-pension system.

Ehsaas Pension Dashboard will be launched

This dashboard will be a web-based platform that will consist of a completely paperless workflow.

Under the e-pension system, employees will be able to file their pension case by filling out a simple digital form on the portal 6 months before retirement.

All necessary documents can also be securely scanned and uploaded directly to the portal, and the system will automatically create time-bound tasks for the concerned authorities.

Under the new system, not a single physical file or paper will be used at any stage.

The entire verification and approval process will also be completed through the digital system.

The system will automatically generate sanction orders, retirement orders, pension papers, and pension payment orders.

All these orders will be digitally signed, which will be legally acceptable.

The Chief Minister’s Secretariat says that the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, and Secretary Finance will monitor the performance on the dashboard, and the pension will be transferred to the bank account of the retired employee within the prescribed timeline.

Necessary amendments have been proposed in the relevant laws to make the e-pension system sustainable.

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur said that with the online system, pensioners will not have to go around offices for pension.