DoPPW(Department of Pensions and Pensioners) Issues New Guidelines on Family Pension Eligibility for Daughters.

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DoPPW under MOPPG&P has issued new guidelines on maintaining records for family members of govt pensioners.


      - As per the new guidelines, a daughter's name cannot be removed from the list of family members eligible for a govt servant's family pension.

      - According to the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, the term "family" includes unmarried, married, and widowed daughters, which also includes step-daughters and adopted daughters.

      - GoI (Col) has clarified that once a govt employee includes his daughter's name on Form 4, she is officially recognised as a family member, irrespective of her pension eligibility.

Main Points :-   (i) The revised guidelines state that unmarried, widowed, or divorced daughters over 25 years of age may also receive a family pension only if their siblings are either above 25 or financially independent. However, disabled children are given priority entitlement to the pension.

      (ii) Female govt employees or pensioners involved in ongoing divorce proceedings, or those who have filed cases against their husbands under relevant protective acts, may request family pension benefits for their children in the event of their death.

(iii) As per the new guidelines, if no eligible child exists at the time of a woman's death, the family pension will be received by the surviving widower. Initially, the pension will be given to the widower if they are the legal guardian of any minor or disabled children.
About Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare (DOPPW)

Secretary : V.Srinivas
Headquarters : New Delhi
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