Family Pension Guidelines for Government Servants/Pensioners

• 03 Jan 2024

The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, in accordance with the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 2021, has delineated comprehensive provisions for the disbursement of family pension in cases involving a deceased Government servant or pensioner survived by a spouse and children.

• As per the provisions of sub-rule (8) and sub-rule (9) of Rule 50 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, the family pension is initially granted to the spouse, while other eligible family members become eligible subsequently, following the spouse's ineligibility or demise.
• According to a recent development, in scenarios where a female Government servant or pensioner is involved in divorce proceedings or has filed cases under specific laws against her spouse, provisions have been outlined to enable the nomination of her eligible child/children for family pension, supplanting the spouse.

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