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2021 09 28-Pen-Policy

This document amends the income criteria for granting family pension to children or siblings suffering from mental or physical disabilities of deceased armed forces personnel or pensioners. It states that if a child/sibling has a disability certificate and their overall income from sources other than family pension is less than the entitled family pension amount plus dearness relief, they will be eligible for a family pension for life. This new income criteria applies retroactively from February 8, 2021. Children who were previously denied a family pension due to the old income criteria may now qualify if they meet the new criteria.

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2021 09 28-Pen-Policy

This document amends the income criteria for granting family pension to children or siblings suffering from mental or physical disabilities of deceased armed forces personnel or pensioners. It states that if a child/sibling has a disability certificate and their overall income from sources other than family pension is less than the entitled family pension amount plus dearness relief, they will be eligible for a family pension for life. This new income criteria applies retroactively from February 8, 2021. Children who were previously denied a family pension due to the old income criteria may now qualify if they meet the new criteria.

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F.No.

1(7)/2013/D(P/P)/Vol-I
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
D(Pension/Policy)

Room . No. 222, 'B' Wing,


Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011.
Dated: 28th September ,2021

To
The Chief of the Defence Staff
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject: Amendment of income criteria for grant of family pension to


children/siblings suffering from mental or physical disability.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to say that in accordance with Regulation 69 of


Pension Regulations for the Army, Part-I (2008) read with MoD letter No.
PN/7995/D(Pen/Pol)/2010 dated 1.10.2010 as amended from time to time, if a
child/sibling of a deceased Armed Forces Personnel/Pensioner is suffering from a
mental or physical disability, he/she is eligible for family pension for life, if the
disability is of such a nature so as to prevent him/her from earning his/her
livelihood subject to fulfilling income criteria.

2. Department of Pension SZ Pensioner's Welfare (DoP&PW) has


considered the matter regarding income criteria for determining eligibility
for family pension in the case of a child/sibling, suffering from mental or
physical disability. DoP&PW vide their OM No. 1/17/2019-P&PW(E) dated
08.02.2021 decided that a child/sibling of a deceased Government
servant/pensioner, who is suffering from a mental or physical disability, shall
be eligible for family pension for life, if the appointing authority is satisfied
that the disability is of such a nature so as to prevent him/her from earning
his/her livelihood, as evidenced by a disability certificate obtained from a
competent medical authority. Such a child shall be deemed to be not earning
his/her livelihood, if his/her overall income from sources other than family
pension is less than the entitled family pension at ordinary rate and the
dearness relief admissible thereon, payable on death of the Government
servant/pensioner concerned.
2.1. Accordingly, a child/sibling of a deceased Government
servant/pensioner, who is suffering from a mental or physical disability, shall
be eligible for family pension for life, if he/she fulfils, among others, the
following conditions:

(i) A disability certificate is issued by the competent medical authority.


(ii) The overall income of the disabled child, from sources other than family
pension, remains less than the entitled family pension at ordinary rate (i.e
30% of the last pay drawn by the deceased Government servant/pensioner
concerned) plus the dearness relief admissible thereon.

3. The issue has been considered in this Ministry and the President is
pleased to decide that the decision taken at para 2 & 2.1 above shall also be
extended for dependent children/siblings, who is suffering from a mental or
physical disability, of deceased Armed Forces personnel/pensioners with effect
from 08.02.2021.

4. In cases where a child/sibling, suffering from a mental or physical disability


is presently not in receipt of a family pension due to non-fulfillment of the earlier
income criteria, faniily pension may be granted to such a child/sibling, if he/she
fulfils the income criteria mentioned in para-2 above and also fulfills the other
conditions for grant of family pension at the time of death of Government servant
or pensioner or previous family pensioner. The financial benefits, in such cases,
shall accrue with effect from 08.02.2021. All other conditions relating to grant of
family pension remain unaltered.

5. The provisions of Pension Regulation for three services will be amended in


due course.

6. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Division of this Ministry vide
their ID Note no. 10(03)/2021/FIN/PEN dated 15.09.2021.

7. Hindi Version will follow.


Yours faithfully,

(Ashok Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Copy to:

As per standard distribution list.


DFA(Pension)
CGDA, New Delhi

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