LAHORE: On the orders of Punjab Ombudsman retired Maj Azam Suleman Khan, monetary relief of over Rs33 million has been provided to the plaintiffs of different districts in their cases of public importance.
In the first instance, the continuous follow-up by the ombudsman office helped one Shaheena Khannum from Faisalabad to eke out Rs1.06 million out of total dues of her late husband who was employed with the health department.
Earlier, she was given Rs1.2 million as leave encashment and salary arrears of Rs0.9 million on orders of the ombudsman office. The applicant has thanked the ombudsman office for its effective role in ensuring total payments.
Meanwhile, a 7.7-kanal portion of public passage has also been restored by the administration on ombudsman’s orders in Shakar Garh tehsil after retrieval from the illegal occupants.
On a separate application, the office moderated to reimburse total dues worth Rs4.2 million to the widow of one Dr Zafar Iqbal from Jhang. The primary and secondary healthcare department has settled pension dues after eight years of the death of its employee.
Alongside, the ombudsman office negotiated with Sundar Industrial Estate to return Rs1.8 million to four complainants who approached the ombudsman office for the payment of pending dues of their services.
Also, the office of the ombudsman Punjab facilitated one Shamim Akhtar from Bhakkar district to get the family pension of her late husband who was employed with the school education department there.
The secretary school education department was directed in this case to ensure payment of family pension and pending emoluments according to departmental rules to her by giving six months and four days relaxation in the service period of her SED employee husband.
As a result, Akhtar has succeeded in getting pension and arrears after a long period of 33 years as the matter was lying pending since 1988. After the involvement of the ombudsman office, the school education department has paid Rs0.9 million to the complainant.
In compliance with the instructions of the ombudsman office given in a different issue, the labour department has paid educational stipends valuing Rs180,000 of 2015-17 to the daughter of one Muhammad Iqbal from Darya Khan town of Bhakkar.
