Pension books distribution moving apace

76-year-old Sookbarran sits on the steps of the Tuschen Post Office as he awaited his turn to uplift his pension book.

The distribution of old age pension books  for 2011 so far seems to be moving smoothly and some minor glitches are being ironed out as the majority of pensioners are turning up to uplift their books.

Stabroek News visited a few distribution centres this week to observe the process and found that it was a smooth one except for pensioners waiting a long time at the Tuschen Post Office.

The glitches experienced were associated with misspelling of names, name changes or the change in identification card numbers. However,