Additional Guidelines for Pensioners Welfare Associations (PWAs): DoPPW O.M.
F.No.4/2/2025-P&PVW(H)-11187
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated: 03.12.2025
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Additional Guidelines for Pensioners Welfare Associations (PWAs)
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 01.09.2025 on the subject mentioned above vide which New Guidelines were issued for all Identified Pensioners’ Welfare Associations of DoPPW. Further, it is stated that all Identified PWAs while submitting their Utilization Certificates for the year 2025-26, following guidelines need to be followed in respect of expenditure to be incurred in various components of expenditure:
The maximum permissible amount on the individual components is prescribed as follows:
| S.No. | Item of Expenditure | Permissible percentage |
| 1. | Telephone/ Internet connection | 15% |
| 2. | Stationery including printing and publication + Battery replacement | 15% |
| 3. | Subsidy towards Rent of Building/ Water electricity/ AMC of equipment | 30% |
| 4. | Remuneration Payable to Data entry (Part- time), Computer hardware/ software | 20% |
| 5. | Conveyance | 10% |
| 6. | Miscellaneous expenditure for conducting AGM and other regular meetings | 10% |
| Total | 100% (Restricted to total amount of Grant-in-Aid released to identified PWAs |
Depending upon their individual needs, PWAs will have flexibility in spending on various items as listed above within the overall sanctioned amount of Grant-in-aid. This flexibility will be to the extent of 25% on higher/lower side of individual component to subject to overall spending within the sanctioned amount of Grant-in-aid.
2. This issues with the approval of competent authority.
Sd/-
(Dhrubajyoti Sengupta)
Joint Secretary to Government of India
Tel.: 011-24625540
To,
All Identified Pensioners Welfare Associations of DoPPW
PSO to Secretary (Pension)
PS to Director (PW), DoPPW
Under Secretary, Desk-H
