LUCKNOW, May 16 -- The treasury department has reviewed and revised its functioning after a scam was uncovered in Chitrakoot, where pension funds were transferred to ineligible beneficiaries.

It has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the transfer of pensions and pension arrears recommending changes in both offline and online pension payment orders (PPOs) to ensure that only eligible individuals receive pension payments.

This is the first time that an SOP has been issued for pension payment.

"The SOP has been circulated and is being implemented," said VK Singh, special secretary, department of finance and director, treasury.

In the event of the issuance of a revised PPO, the commencement of a family pension following the d...