The Department of Rural Development (DoRD) and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate pension awareness, enrolment and support among rural households through a dedicated cadre of ‘Pension Sakhis’. Leveraging the community institutional network of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), including Banking Correspondent (BC) Sakhis and other trained community resource persons, the partnership will raise awareness, facilitate enrolment and provide pension-related support to Self Help Group (SHG) members, rural women, Lakhpati Didis and other underserved groups.

• These cadres will provide doorstep awareness, enrolment assistance and pension-related support, particularly in remote rural areas.