Family Pension to Unmarried Daughters/ Widowed / Divorced Daughters
Ref : 1. RBE No. 116/2007 dated 18-09-2007
2. RBE No. 109/2017 dated 23-08-2017
3. RBA No. 126/2018 dated 30-11-2018
· The unmarried daughters beyond 25 years of age be eligible for family
pension at par with the widowed/divorced daughters subject to other conditions
being fulfilled.
· Grant of Family Pension to unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters shall be
payable in order of their date of birth and younger of them will not be
eligible for family pension unless the next above her has become ineligible for
grant of family pension.
·
Family pension to unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters above the age of 25
years shall be payable only after the other eligible children below the age of
25 years have ceased to be eligible to receive family pension and that there is
no disabled child to receive the family pension.
· Grant of family pension to a Divorced Daughter in such cases where the divorce proceedings had been filed in a competent court during the life-time of the employee/ pensioner or his/her spouse but divorce took place after their death – provided that claimant fulfils all other conditions for grant of family pension under rule 54 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. In such cases, the family pension will commence from the date of divorce. [RBE No. 109/2017 dated 23-08-2017 ]
· The names of the widowed or divorced daughter/parents can be included even
after issue of the PPOs, if sufficient proof of entitlement is produced by the
claimant and all other conditions for grant of family pension are fulfilled.
