Date up to which enhanced family pension payable – CPAO

Date up to which enhanced family pension payable – CPAO

Government of India 

Ministry of Finance, 

Department of Expenditure 

Central Pension Accounting Office

 Trikoot-ll, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110056

 Phones: 26174596, 26174456, 26174438

CPAO-IT&Tech/Clarification/13(Vol-III)/2018-19/32

28.05.2018

Office Memorandum

Subject: Date up to which enhanced family pension payable.

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare has clarified vide its ID No. 1/1(5)2018-P&PW (E) 32206 dated 12-04-2018 that family pension at enhanced rates will be payable for 7 years or till the deceased retired government servant would have attained the age of 67 years had he survived, whichever is less, irrespective of type of retirement, date of retirement and age of superannuation applicable in the case of retired Govt. servant. This would equally apply in all Central Civil Govt. Departments/ Offices including Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Medical Officers.

This issues with the approval of Chief Controller (Pensions).

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 (Md. Shahid Kamal Ansari)

 Asstt. Controller of Accounts 

Ph.No. 011-26103074

Authority: https://cpao.nic.in/

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Eligibility of Unmarried Daughters of Armed Forces personnel for grant of Family Pension beyond 25 years of Age.

No. 2(2)/2012/D(Pen/Pol)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi the 14th Dec., 2012

To
The Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of Air Staff

Subject:- Eligibility of Unmarried Daughters of Armed Forces personnel for grant of Family Pension beyond 25 years of Age.

Sir,

   The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's ID No. 878/A/D(Pen/Sers)/04 dated 21.9.2004 extending the provisions of Department of P&PW OM No. 1/19/03-P&PW (E) dated 25.08.2004 and this Ministry's letter No. 1(3)/2007-(Pen/Policy) dated 25.10.07 which makes unmarried/widowed/divorced daughter eligible for family pension beyond 25 years of age subject to fulfilment of other prescribed conditions. Attention is also invited to this Ministry's ID No. 9(6)/2007-D(Pen/Policy) dated 21.2.2008 under which it was clarified in consultation with Department of P&PW that liberalised family pension/special family pension (dependent pension) was not covered under the provisions of this Ministry's above said letter dated 25.10.2007. A lot of references are being received in this Ministry for making unmarried/widowed/divorced daughter eligible for grant of liberalised family pension/special family pension beyond 25 years of age, if otherwise in order. References are also being received in this Ministry for dissolving the provisions contained in Regulation 230(c) of Pension Regulations for the Army Part - I (1961) and similar provision in Pension Regulations for Navy and Air Force, which debars unmarried daughters for continuance of Special Family pension if they were in receipt of children allowance even after disqualification of all other eligible heir(s).

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Payment of arrear to Post—2006 retirees on account of Pension/Family Pension/Gratuity and Leave Encashment.

No. Fin (Pen) A (3)-1/09- Part-I
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Finance (Pension) Department

Dated: Shimla-171002, 14th February, 2012

Office Memorandum

Subject: - Payment of arrear to Post—2006 retirees on account of Pension/Family Pension/Gratuity and Leave Encashment.

   In continuation to this Department's Office Memorandum of even number dated the 29th March, 2010, 2nd November, 2010,10th March, 2011 and 17th August, 2011 on the subject cited above, the undersined is directed to say that the Governor. Himachal Pradesh, is pleased to order that 50% of the total balance arrears of each element of pension/ family pension/ gratuity and leave encashment may be released immediately to those Government servants who had retired between 1.1.2006 to 30.9.2009. The total cumulative arrears released so far after taking into account the present release, shall amount to 75% of the total arrears accrued to the Post-2006 Pensioners/ Family Pensioner.

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Grant of family pension to childless widow of Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank(PBOR) - Clarification - regarding.

No. 1(6)/2011 -D(Pen-Policy)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, the 6th January 2011.

To
The Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of Air Staff

Subject:- Grant of family pension to childless widow of Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank(PBOR) - Clarification - regarding.

Sir,

   The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No. 17(4)2008(2)/D(Pen/Policy) dated 12.11.2008, issued for implementation of Government decisions on the recommendations of 6th CPC for revision provisions regulating Pension/Gratuity/Commutation of Pension/ Family Pension etc. for the Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) retired or died in harness on or after 1.1.2006.

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Grant of family pension to next eligible member in the family in the case of missing family pensioners.

F.No.1/17/2010-P&PW(E)

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

Desk (E)

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,

Khan Market, New Delhi — 03,

Dated the 2nd January, 2012

Office Memorandum

Sub:- Grant of family pension to next eligible member in the family in the case of missing family pensioners.

   The undersigned is directed to state that as per extant instructions of the Government, conditional provisions have been made in the case of a missing employee/pensioner, as a measure of social security, to cut short the period of 7 years, as given in Sections 107 and 108 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, after which the presumption of a missing person being no longer alive may be raised, and enable the family pensioner to receive family pension after a period of six months from the date of filing FIR. However, there is no such provision in the case of a missing family pensioner that the next eligible member of the family of the employee/pensioner may be granted family pension.

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Family pension – list of documents to be submitted by a claimant member of family (other than spouse) along with Form 14. PPO and death certificate in respect of the deceased pensioner/family pensioner – regarding.

No. 1/16/2011- P&PW(E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

(Desk ‘E’)

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,

New Delhi the 8th December, 2011

Office Memorandum

Sub:- Family pension – list of documents to be submitted by a claimant member of family (other than spouse) along with Form 14. PPO and death certificate in respect of the deceased pensioner/family pensioner – regarding.

   The Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare has been receiving references for clarification by various Ministries/Departments of the Government regarding the documents for family pension, including certificate of income, required to be submitted by a claimant member of family (other than spouse) along with application form (Form 14), PPO and death certificate after the death of a pensioner/family pensioner The matter was also discussed at length in the 20th meeting of SCOVA held on 21st September. 2011 (item No 9 2 of the Minutes refers). It was agreed in the meeting that a list of such documents will be made available at the website of the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare. It was pointed out in the meeting that It is indicated in this Department’s Office Memorandum No.45/51/97-P&PW(E). dated 21.7.1999 that a self certificate for the income of those who are self employed or are in receipt of income from sources other than employment may be accepted. It was decided to send a copy of this O.M. to all member associations of SCOVA.

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Payment of Family Pension at enhanced rates to the widowed /divorced / Unmarried daughters beyond 25 years of age — Clarification regarding.

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.

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Hardship faced by the widowed/unmarried daughters in getting Family Pension.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. F(E)III/2007/PN1/5

New Delhi, dated 30.08.2011.

The General Secretary,
AIRF,
4 State Entry Road,
New Delhi-110055.

Dear Sir,

Sub: Hardship faced by the widowed/unmarried daughters in getting Family Pension.

   I am directed to refer to your letter No.AIRF/44(159) dated 09.06.2011 on the above subject and to inform that the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW), the nodal department of the Government on pensionary matters, have not prescribed any documents for preferring claim for family pension by the unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters of the Railway Servant/Pensioner

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Inclusion of names of members of family in the PPO and proof of age for additional quantum of family pension - requirement of certificates etc. -regarding.

F.No. 1/19/11-P&PW(E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

** ** ** * * * *

Lok Nayak Bhawan,

Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated: 03.08.11

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Inclusion of names of members of family in the PPO and proof of age for additional quantum of family pension - requirement of certificates etc. -regarding.

   The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 1/6/2008-P&Pw(E), dated 22.06.10 and No. 1/21/91-P&PW(E), dated 20.01.93, regarding intimation of names of eligible family members by the pensioner or the spouse to the Head of Office for inclusion in the Pension Payment Order (PPO). It has been clarified in the O.M dated 22.06.10 that in cases where the pensioner or his/ her spouse has expired, the widowed or divorced or unmarried daughter/ parents/ dependent disabled children/ disabled siblings can themselves intimate such details to the pension sanctioning authority, who can process such cases if sufficient proof of entitlement is produced by the claimant and all other conditions for grant of family pension are fulfilled

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Hardship faced by widowed/unmarried/divorced daughters in getting Family Pension.

All India Railwaymen's Federation

The Secretary(E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi.

Dear Sir,

Sub: Hardship faced by widowed/unmarried/divorced daughters in getting Family Pension.

   Our office is pouring with complaints that different Railways/Divisions/ Workshops are demanding several types of certificates, such as certificate from the Revenue Tehsildars etc. In fact, they are not duty bound to issue the same and as such they are not issuing the same.

   AIRF, therefore, requests the Railway Board to issue proper instructions/ guidelines to all the Zonal Railways and Production Units to remove the hardship faced by such widowed/unmarried/divorced daughters in getting Family Pension..

   This may be given top priority.

Yours faithfully,

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)

General Secretary

Source; AIRF

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Grant of family pension to childless widow of a deceased Central Government employee after her remarriage - Clarification -reg.

No.1/4/2011 -P&PW(E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

New Delhi, the 1st April, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of family pension to childless widow of a deceased Central Government employee after her remarriage - Clarification -reg.

   A reference is invited to the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare’s O.M.No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dt. 2.9.2008 whereby provisions regulating pension/family pension/gratuity/commutation of pension/disability pension/ex-gratia lumpsum compensation, etc. were revised consequent upon implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of 6th CPC.

   2. As per the provisions of para 8.6 of the ibid O.M., the childless widow of a deceased Government employee shall continue to be paid family pension even after her remarriage subject to the condition that the family pension shall cease once her independent income from all other sources becomes equal to or higher than the minimum prescribed for family pension in the Central Government.

   3. References/Representations have been received in this Department from various quarters raising therein doubts that the provisions of this Department’s O.M. dt. 2.9.2008 do not adequately take care of cases wherein death of the employee took place prior to 1.1.2006 and the childless widow of the deceased employee got remarried before/on or after 1.1.2006.

   4. The issue has been examined in this Department in consultation with Department of Expenditure. It is hereby clarified that the childless widow of a deceased Central Government employee who had expired before 1.1.2006, shall be eligible for family pension in the light of 6th CPC’s recommendations irrespective of the fact that the remarriage of the widow had taken place prior to/on or after 1.1.2006. The financial benefits in such cases, however, will accrue from 1.1.2006. This, however, would be subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions laid down therein, including the income criterion that the income of the widow from all sources does not become equal to or higher than the minimum prescribed for family pension in the Central Government.

   5. This issues with the concurrence of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance vide their U.O. No.64/EV/2011 dt. 11 3.2011.

   6. This order, in so far as their applicability relates to the employees of Indian Audit & Accounts Department, is being issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India vide their U.O. No.50 -Audit(Rules/ 14-2010 dt. 31.3.2011...

7. Hindi version will follow.

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(K.S.CHIBB)

Director

Source;www.persmin.gov.in

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Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners

                                                                 No.38/37/08-P&PW(A)
                                                                      Government of India
                                         Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
                                             Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
                                                   Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi-110003

                                                                                                            Dated the 28th September, 2010.

                                                              OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners etc

The undersigned is directed to say that in this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 21.5.2009 and 11.8.2009 it was provided that in case the information regarding date of birth/age is not available in the PPO or the office records, certain documents, viz. PAN Card, Matriculation certificate, Passport, CGHS Card, Driving license and Voter’s ID Card, would be accepted as proof of date of birth/age for payment of additional pension/ family pension on completion of age of 80 years and above. It was also provided that the Pension Disbursing Authority/Bank will make payment of additional pension/family pension in the above manner, on provisional basis, up to a period of three months from the month in which the proof of age/date of birth is submitted by the pensioner/family pensioner. In such cases, the Pension Disbursing Authority/Bank will immediately send one copy each of the document submitted by the pensioner/family pensioner to the Pay and Account Officer/CPAO for formal authorization of the additional pension/family pension. The Pension Disbursing Authority/Bank will make payment of additional pension/family pension beyond a period of three months only on receipt of such an authorization from the Pay and Account Officer. These instructions were reiterated in this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 25.6.2010.
2. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that, in many cases, final authorization could not be communicated by Pay & Accounts Offices to the Pension Disbursing Banks even after expiry of the stipulated period of three months from the month in which the proof of age/date of birth was submitted by the pensioner/family pensioner on account of non-receipt of sanction from the Heads of Offices.
3. Considering the hardship that is likely to be caused to the old pensioners/family pensioners due to discontinuance of additional pension by the Pension Disbursing Authority/Bank in such cases, it has been decided that where the pensioner/family pensioner has submitted any of the prescribed documents as proof of age/date of birth, etc., payment of additional pension/family pension, on provisional basis, will continue to be made till 31.12.2010 or for a period of six months from the month in which the proof of age/date of birth was submitted by the pensioner/family pensioner, whichever is later. The Heads of Offices may ensure that all formalities regarding sanction may be taken up and additional pension sanctioned within the same period. In case the pensioner/family pensioner is unable to submit any of the documents mentioned in OMs dated 21.5.2009 and 11.8.2009 but claims additional pension based on some other documentary evidence, such cases will be submitted to the administrative Ministry. If the administrative Ministry is satisfied about the claim of the pensioner/family pensioner, it will authorise additional pension/family pension accordingly. The decision of the Administrative Ministry in this regard will be final.

                                                                                                                           (Tripti P.Ghosh)
                                                                                                                                  Director

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

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