11/19/2022-PaPW(L1)-8363 (I) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Dethi-110 003 Date: 30-10-2024. Memorandum.
Subject: Clarification on deletion of name of daughter from the family details of a Central Government pensioner.
The undersigned is directed to say that the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified the Central Civil Serviees (Pension) Rules, 2021 in supersession of the Ceniral Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972.
Rule 50 (15) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 provides that as soon as a Government servant enters Government service, he shall give details of his family in Form 4 to the Head of Office, which shall include all relevant details relating to spouse, all children, parents and disabled siblings (whether or not eligible for family pension). ‘This Rule further provides that the Government servant shall submit the up to date details of the family in Form 4 again along with the pension papers, before retirement from Government service.
3. References were received sccking clarification in respect of deletion of name of the daughter rom the details of family members after retirement of the Government servant.
4. It has been clarified by this Department vide OM No, 3(2)/2022-P&PW(1I)-7942 dated (07-10-2022 that the Government servantipensioner shall submit details ofall member of family whether or not eligible for family pension. The daughter is deemed to be a member of the family of Government servant as and when intimated by the Government servant in the preseribed proforma. Hence, the name of the daughter shall remain included in the detsits of family members. The eligibility for family pension would be: decided after demise of pensioner/family pensioners in accordance with the existing rules,
5. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions may be brought to the notice of the personne! dealing with the pensionary benefits in the Ministry/Department and attached/subordinate offices thereunder for complizefor
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