Pensions Unit of the Cooperative Employees of Western Province

Pensioners’ entitlement scheme has been operated to improve the living conditions of the employees of all the Co-operative Societies registered in the Western Province by utilizing a sum of Rs. 56 million under the Western Province Provincial District Co-operative Employees’ Pension Act No. 2010/06 passed under the provincial council. By the end of 2016, 3197 employees had obtained its membership. Currently 260 retired co-operative employees have been paid a pension.