RBE No. 150/2011
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. F(E)III/2007/PN1/5
New Delhi, Dated: 20.10.2011.
The GMs/FA&CAOS,
All Indian Railways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)
Sub:- Payment of Family Pension at enhanced rates to the widowed /divorced / Unmarried daughters beyond 25 years of age — Clarification regarding.
In terms of sub-rule (4) of Rule 75 of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, enhanced family pension is payable to the eligible member of the family as indicated in sub-rule (6) of Rule 75 of Rules ibid. Instructions were issued vide Board’s letter No. F(E)lll/98/PNl/4 (RBE No.44/2005) dated 16.03.2005 and letter No. F(E)III /2007/PN1/5 dated 18.9.2007 extending the scope of family pension to divorced /widowed daughters and unmarried daughters respectiveiy beyond 25 years of age. Para 8.2 of Board’s letter No F(E)III/2008/PN1/13 dated 15.9.2008 provides for payment of enhanced family pension under Rule 75(4)(i)(a) to the family of a Railway servant, who dies in service, from the date following the date of death of the Railway servant for a period of ten years without any upper age limit.There will be no change in the period for payment of enhanced family pension in case of death of a pensioner.
