State Bank Of India [SBI] — Regarding pension account No. [protected]

Address: North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 700120

Since my superannuation on 31.01.2016, my pension account is being maintained at Barrackpore Railway Station Branch of SBI, North 24 Pgs, West Bengal, 700120. But now, told by the Branch Service Manager to keep minimum amount of Rs. 5000/- as this is a Savings Account, not Pension account.

Kindly let me know the minimum mandatory amount to be kept at my pension account. and

Is there any provision to convert any pension account of a septuagenarian pension holder to savings account without prior intimation to him.

If the account remains savings account since its opening without the knowledge of the pension holder for over 11 years, why all on a sudden initiative from the concerned branch has surfaced.

Whether any government order has been issued against this. If so, let me be provided with a copy of the same.

I shall be highly obliged for kind intervention.