SCOVA’s 35th meeting in New Delhi reviews pensioners’ welfare under a 1986 forum

Direct fact

On 10 March 2026, Dr. Jitendra Singh chaired the 35th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) in New Delhi to discuss Central Government pensioners’ welfare and grievances.

Key specifics

• SCOVA was constituted in 1986.
• The committee has 15 non-official members along with official members from various Ministries and Departments.
• The forum provides pensioners’ welfare associations a direct channel to raise issues with the government.
• Associations from Delhi, Karnataka, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha and West Bengal participated.
• Departments represented included Health and Family Welfare, Railways and Ex-servicemen Welfare.

Exam lens

Polity and governance current affairs, SCOVA 1986, 35th meeting, 15 non-official members and Dr. Jitendra Singh are the key MCQ facts; TNPSC may ask the forum’s purpose and composition.