The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development was informed on Monday that Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) is expected to receive a contribution revenue of Rs. 38 billion against an approved target of Rs. 33 billion during the financial year 2022-23 (FY23).
The parliamentary panel met with Senator Anwar ul Haq Kakar in Chair. The committee was briefed by the Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) Chairperson Naheed Shah Durrani regarding the role and working of the institution.
Durrani apprised that EOBI is a leading institution that provides social security to its citizens to enhance the quality of their lives. She informed that EOBI has received a contribution of Rs. 180 billion in the last ten years.
In FY23, EOBI is expected to receive a contribution to revenue of Rs. 38 billion, she added. She said that despite the importance of EOBI, no attention has been given to strengthening the administrative structure and Board of EOBI.
Senator Shahadat Awan lamented why the members of the Board have not been changed since 2013. In reply, the chairperson said that since the devolution, both Punjab and Sindh have refused to accept EOBI as a federal subject and that is why its members have not been replaced.
While deliberating on the current status of 18 criminal cases, Senator Awan questioned whether a challan has been filed against the accused.
The chairperson said that the challan against the accused has been filed, and the process was delayed due to the indifferent attitude of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), as filing charges or challan is the prerogative of FIA, not EOBI. However, she requested the committee chairman to invite FIA to the next meeting. Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar directed the EOBI to submit copies of the challan and decided to take a briefing from FIA on the subject in the next meeting.
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There is no increase in the pension after jan2020 Hope that the committee will consider the grievance of the pensioners.
Kindly increased amount of Eobi pension atleast 25 thousand as campare to this current worst scenario
EOBI pension must be increase. pensioners situation worst due to increase of essential of food items.
Out of all this 38 billion will any part be used to increase old age pension?
EOBI should register Overseas pakistani workers for their social security and welfare after their retirement because i have seen so many overseas workers spending there old age in very bad condetion with different disease. So i am suggesting take contribution from them and give them rights to get pention and other medical benefits. They are the backbone of our economy, they sending huge ammount of remittance for the betterment of pakistani economy..
Don’t think any thing LL happen. All the money is just for authoritative people nothing for poor people. This is my Pakistan
Kindly revise the EOBI pension w.r.t. inflation as the high cost of living to a days.
Kindly increase amount of Eobi pension at least 25 thousand as compare to this current worst scenario. Now it is very difficult to run daily home expenses
Plz pension main ezafa farmaen kam sy kam pension 25000/= Karen.or govt. Apna hissa dobara sy dena shro kary.
Plz.Incresre pension menimum 25000/=only
I hope pension must be increase due to cost of every thing increase. We can’t affort medicine, essential food items,and other nesseries.Please increase pension of EOBI pensioners.
Just for elites only otherwise not fear
Please increase
EOBI pension at least 25000.
Should increase the pension due to the daily expenses of medicines, food etc.
Now the pension must be increased because there has been a lot of inflation
Minimum 25000
Pension for EOBI may be raised UpTo as minimum wages rate as per govt of Punjab what soever