PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur has approved the launch of the Ehsaas E-Pension System, which will replace the current paper-based pension process with a fully digital, paperless system.
The new system will officially start on January 1, 2026, making KP the first province in Pakistan to introduce such an initiative.
According to details, the CM Secretariat has prepared a concept paper for the project and directed the Finance Department to take necessary steps to implement it.
From January 2026, all new pensioners will receive their payments through the e-pension system, while the old paper-based method will be phased out completely.
A web-based Ehsaas Pension Dashboard will be launched to manage the system. Retiring employees will be able to submit their pension cases six months before retirement by filling out a simple digital form on the portal.
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Required documents can be safely scanned and uploaded directly to the portal. Once submitted, the system will automatically create time-bound tasks for the relevant officials.
The entire process, including verification and approval, will be carried out digitally. No physical files or paperwork will be used. The system will automatically generate sanction orders, retirement orders, pension papers, and pension payment orders, all with digital signatures that are legally valid.
The e-pension system will also feature department-wise performance monitoring, allowing the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary, and Finance Secretary to track progress through the dashboard.
It will be linked with NADRA, the Accountant General’s Office, and banks to ensure that pensions are transferred directly to retirees’ bank accounts within the set timeline.
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To make the system sustainable, the government has proposed necessary legal amendments and prepared a 10-point roadmap with clear tasks and deadlines for relevant departments.
The official launch is scheduled for January 15, 2026. After implementation, the pension processing time will be reduced from several months to just 2–4 weeks.
CM Gandapur said the new online system will end the need for pensioners to visit government offices repeatedly and will remove the difficulties faced in the current manual system.
“This will be a truly paperless system that will bring transparency and accountability,” he stated.
He added that the provincial government is working according to Imran Khan’s vision to transform KP into a digital province. So far, 36 public services have been digitized, and efforts are underway to bring the remaining services online as well.
