No. 2(2)/2012/D(Pen/Pol)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi the 14th Dcc., 2012
To
The Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of Air Staff
Subject: Eligibility of Unmarried Daughters of Armed Forces personnel for grant of Family Pension beyond 25 years of Age.
Sir,
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s ID
No.878/A/D(Pen/Sers)/04 dated 21.9.2004 extending the provisions of
Department of P&PW OM No. 1/19/03-P&PW (E) dated 25.08.2004 and
this Ministry’s letter No.I (3)/2007-D(Pen/Policy) dated 25.10.07 which
makes unmarried / widowed / divorced daughter eligible
for family pension beyond 25 years of age subject to fulfilment
of other prescribed conditions, Attention is also invited to this
Ministry’s ID No.9(6)/2007-D(Pen/Policy) dated 21.2.2008 under which it
was clarified in consultation with Department of P&PW that
liberalised family pension/special family pension (dependent pension)
was not covered under the provisions of this Ministry’s above said
letter dated 25.10.2007. A lot of references are being received in this
Ministry for making unmarried/widowed/divorced daughter eligible for
grant of liberalised family pension/special family pension beyond 25
years of age, if otherwise in order.
References are also being received in this Ministry for dissolving the
provisions contained in Regulation 230(c) of Pension Regulations for the
Army Part — 1(1961) and similar provision in Pension Regulations for
Navy and Air Force, which debars unmarried daughters for continuance of
Special Family pension if they were in receipt of children allowance
even after disqualification of all other eligible heir(s).
2. The above matter is considered by the Government and it has been
decided in consultation with Department of P&PW that
unmarried/widowed/divorced daughter also be eligible for grant of
liberalised / special family pension beyond 25 years subject to
fulfilment of other prescribed conditions as hitherto fore. It has
also decided that all unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters, who were
earlier or otherwise eligible for children allowance, shall also be
sanctioned I liberalised family pension subject to other conditions
being fulfilled. The allowance, if being paid, shall be discontinued
from the date special/liberalised family pension is sanctioned under
these orders. The provisions contained in Regulations 230(c), 239 &
240 of Pension Regulation for the Army Part - 1(1961) and similar
provisions in Pension Regulations for the Navy and Air Force shall stand
modified to that extent.
3. The family pension to unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters above the
age of 25 years shall be payable if all other eligible children below
the age of 25 years have ceased to receive family pension and there is
no disabled child to receive the family pension. Family pension shall be
payable to unmarried/widowed/divorced
daughter in order of their date of birth and younger of them shall not
be eligible unless the next above has become ineligible for grant of
family pension.
4. This order will take effect from 6.9.2007 i.e., the date from which
Ordinary Family Pension was allowed to unmarried daughters by
DoP&PW.
5. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their UO No. 10(8)/2012/Fin/Pen dated 21.11.12.
Hindi version will follow.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
Under Secretary to Government of India
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