eservices-wbfisheries.gov.in Fishermen Old Age Pension System FOAPS : West Bengal Fishery Department

Organisation : West Bengal Fishery Department
Facility : Fishermen Old Age Pension System FOAPS
State : West Bengal

User Manuals here : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/21668-pension.pdf
Website : http://eservices-wbfisheries.gov.in/

Old Age Pension :

‘Fishermen Old Age Pension System’ (FOAPS) is a web based application system to issue pension to old and/or disabled fishermen. It is based on ‘West Bengal Fishermen’s Old age Pension Rules, 1990’.

Related : Fishermen Savings-Cum-Relief Scheme West Bengal : www.statusin.in/21666.html

The scheme started in the year 1991-92 to extend assistance to helpless old-aged fishermen. At the initiation, in every year 2000 fishermen were used to be covered by providing pension at the rate of Rs.300/- per month per person.

The Department has taken a stride to increase the coverage and also the rate. Thus during the year 2010-11, 7250 fishermen have been covered @1000/- under the scheme.

Main objective of the Application is to prepare a comprehensive database of fishermen approved for Pension.

FEATURES :
** Work Flow based System.
** G2C/G2G/G2E
** Online verification and approval.
** Online proposal status check.
** Online payment status check.

Description of Menus in home page:
Department : This option is used to log in for Department level user.
Directorate : This option is used to log in for Directorate level user.
Zone : This option is used to log in for Zone level user.
District : This option is used to log in for District level user.
Admin Area : This option is used to log in for Administrative User.
Report/Query : This service provides the wide range of information about the pensioners.
Feedback : Citizen can send there query/feedback from this menu.

User Details:
There are two types of users.
Administrative User
Application User

Administrative User:
Administrator User manages the master data, user profile etc. The master data is the backbone of the application system. Without basic data no transaction can be effected. It can be created through the master data management. The objective of master data creation is to ensure consistency, accuracy and to reduce data redundancy and to introduce interoperability.

Application User: The users for the pension related task (like proposal entry/forward/resubmit, pension disbursement, GO entry/ forward etc) is known as Application User.

There are four types of Application Users-
Application User Type Functions
District Users Uses this application from District Offices
Zonal Users Uses this application from Zonal Offices.
Directorate Users Uses this application from Directorate Offices
Departmental Users Uses this application from Department Offices

Process Flow:
The work flow briefly describes the various pension related processes.

Approval Process:
Filled up application forms/proposals for old age pension are submitted by PRI in District office. District official recommends either all or part of the applications for pension and enters the information into the developed system.

Then the proposal is send to Department through Zonal and Directorate for final approval of the applicant for old age pension. Users can forward the applications to its upper level or send back to its lower level.

GO Entry:
Every year, Government sanctions certain amount for new/existing fishermen for old age pension in GO. A separate GO is released for old and new pensioners.

a. For the new pensioner, Department releases GO with the approved name of the pensioner for certain districts. Initially the approved pensioners remain new. After getting pension for the 1st time, they are treated as old.
b. In addition to Pension Amount, an extra amount of Rs. 50/- is also sanctioned for new pensioner (not to the nominee / alternate) to open the pension account to the nearest branch post office.
c. No separate GO is released for the nominee of a pensioner.
d. Department releases GO along with district wise new pensioners list.
e. The alternative pensioners will be treated as new pensioners.