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government employees Important news for. The central government has once again changed the pension rules. In this regard, the Pensioners Welfare Department has issued a clarification, in which it has been said that government employees cannot remove the names of daughters from the family records after retirement.
Clear instructions have been given in the order whether the daughter is entitled to the family pension or not, but now the daughter's name cannot be removed from the list of members eligible for family pension. Even if the family is not entitled to pension, employees cannot remove the names of their daughters from the records. Apart from this, the department has given instructions to strictly release all the retirement benefits received under Extra Ordinary Pension (EOP) as soon as possible.
What do pension rules say?
In the memorandum issued by DOPPW, it has been clarified that in the pension format, the daughter has also been considered as a member of the family of the government employee. Therefore the daughter's name should also be included in the list of family members. According to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, if there are unmarried, married and widowed daughters in the family, apart from step and adopted daughters, then the names of all of them should be included in it. Once the name is given in Form 4 submitted by the government employee, the daughter is counted as an official member of the family.
What is family pension, who has the first right?
An amount of money is given to the family of any government employee after his death, which is called family pension. In this pension, the employee enrolls the names of his family members, so that even after his death, his family continues to get financial assistance. If there is a disabled child in the house, he will be given the first right to get pension. Moreover, the daughter (except those suffering from mental or physical disability) can get it till she gets married or becomes financially strong.
Key points for family pension
Pending Divorce or Legal Proceedings: Women Government servants/pensioners involved in divorce proceedings, or who have filed a case against their husbands under the relevant protective enactments, can formally apply for their children to receive family pension in the event of his death. You can request from.
Family Pension Disbursement Order: If no eligible child is present at the time of death of the woman, the family pension will be payable to the surviving widower. If minor children or disabled children are present, the pension will initially accrue to the widower, provided he remains the guardian of the child. If the widower ceases to be the guardian, the pension will be paid through the legal guardian. For children who have attained majority but are eligible for family pension, the pension will be transferred directly to their account. When all eligible children cease to qualify under Rule 50, the family pension reverts to the widower until his death or remarriage.