The benefit of family pension will be available to a widow or a divorced daughter only if the divorce from the husband took place during the life of the parents.
If the dependent daughter of a government employee is divorced, then the benefit of family pension will be available only if the divorce case is going on in a competitive court.
Now any one person in the family can take benefit of two central government pensions. If two people are central employees in a family, then this rule is possible. If both the mother and father of a child are government employees, then the benefit of two pensions can be taken. Its complete details have been released by the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare. However, some conditions have been laid in the rules of two pension rules, after fulfilling which the benefit of two pensions can be taken.
The Pension Department has said, if both husband and wife are government employees and one of them dies during service or after retirement, then the benefit of family pension will be given to either of the two who are alive. If the husband dies, then the wife will get the benefit of family pension and on the death of the wife, the husband will get the benefit of family pension. If both die, then the surviving child will be given the benefit of pension of both mother and father. The Pension Department has recently started a series named ’75 Main Rules Related to Pension’. Through this series old pensioners are being made aware.
What did the pension department say
One question is whether a widow or a divorced daughter also gets the benefit of family pension when her husband’s death and divorce from her husband took place after the death of her parents. In response to this, the Pension Department has said, the benefit of family pension will be available to a widow or a divorced daughter only if the divorce from the husband took place during the life of the parents. If the dependent daughter of a government employee is divorced, then the benefit of family pension will be available only if the divorce case is going on in a competitive court. This case should start in the life of the employee or pensioner, but if the divorce is received even after his death, the rule applies. In this situation, the family pension will be linked from the day of divorce.
D/o Pension & Pensioners' Welfare has started a series on "75 important rules related to Family Pension" with a view to creating awareness among elderly pensioners.@mygovindia @DrJitendraSingh @PIB_India#AmritMahotsav #India@75 #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/zmIfXOL5zf
— D/o Pension & Pensioners' Welfare , GoI (@DOPPW_India) August 16, 2021
What are the rules regarding daughter
One question is whether an unmarried daughter can claim for family pension, and if so, what is its duration. In response to this, the Pension Department has said, in this situation, no period has been fixed for claiming family pension. An unmarried daughter can get the benefit of family pension till she is married. If the daughter is widowed or divorced, then the benefit of family pension can be availed till remarriage. If the daughter is unmarried, she has the right to take the benefit of family pension as long as she does not do employment.
Rules for handicapped children
One rule is even more important. For those deceased government employees or pensioners whose children are disabled, the government can take a big decision regarding family pension. Thinking about it is going on. Keeping in view the well being and upbringing of these children, the amount of family pension can be increased. The government will have to make some changes in the rules for this. Preparations for this change are also underway. After the death of a government employee or pensioner, his children with disabilities should be given the benefit of family pension under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, for this, the rules have been directed to change. For this, changes can be made in the economic parameters.
