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This document summarizes new rules regarding eligibility for family pensions for unmarried daughters of central government employees and pensioners. Key points: 1) Unmarried daughters will now be eligible for family pensions even after age 25, in line with eligibility for widowed/divorced daughters. 2) Family pension will be granted in order of birthdate, with the youngest daughter only receiving it if older sisters are ineligible. 3) Unmarried daughters over 25 will only receive family pension after other eligible children below 25 cease receiving it, and if there are no disabled children receiving a pension.

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FP2 Daughters

This document summarizes new rules regarding eligibility for family pensions for unmarried daughters of central government employees and pensioners. Key points: 1) Unmarried daughters will now be eligible for family pensions even after age 25, in line with eligibility for widowed/divorced daughters. 2) Family pension will be granted in order of birthdate, with the youngest daughter only receiving it if older sisters are ineligible. 3) Unmarried daughters over 25 will only receive family pension after other eligible children below 25 cease receiving it, and if there are no disabled children receiving a pension.

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No.

1/19/03-P&PW (E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pension
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
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Lok Nayak Bhawan,


Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated: 6th September 2007

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extension of scope of family Pension to


unmarried daughters of Central Government
servants/ pensioners.

The undersigned is directed to say that as per existing


provisions under clauses (ii) and (iii) of sub-rule (6) of Rule 54
of the C.C. S. (Pension) Rules, 1972, read with of para 7.2 (b)of
this Department’s O.M. No. 45/86/97-P&PW (A)-Part I dated
the 27th October 1997, son/daughter including widowed/
divorced daughter is eligible for grant of family pension till
he/ she attains the age of 25 years or upto the date of his /
her marriage/ remarriage, whichever is earlier subject to
income criterion laid down in this Department’s O.M. No.
45/51/97-P&PW(E) dated the 5 th March 1998 which stipulates
that a son/ daughter, including widowed/ divorced
daughter, shall not have an income exceeding Rs. 2550/- per
month from employment in Government, the private sector
and self employment, etc., to be eligible for family pension.
Orders were also issued vide this Department’s O.M. No.
45/51/97-P&PW (E)(Vol.II) dated 25th July 2001 regarding
eligibility of disabled divorced/ widowed daughter for
family pension for life subject to conditions mentioned
therein. Further, orders were issued for making the
widowed/ divorced daughter eligible for family pension vide
this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 25th August,
2004.
2. The Staff Side of National Council (JCM) had raised the
issue of extension of scope of family pension to unmarried
daughters of the Government servants/ Pensioners even after
attaining the age of 25 years at par with the widowed/
divorced daughters, which has been agreed to in principle. It
has, accordingly, been decided that the unmarried daughters
beyond 25 years of age shall also be eligible for family
pension at par with the widowed/ divorced daughters
subject to other conditions being fulfilled. Grant of family
pension to unmarried/ widowed/ divorced daughters shall
be payable in order of their date of birth and younger of them
will not be eligible for family pension unless the next above
her has become ineligible for grant of family pension. It is
further clarified that family pension to unmarried/
widowed/ divorced daughters above the age of 25 years shall
be payable only after the other eligible children below the age
of 25 years have ceased to be eligible to receive family
pension and that there is no disabled child to receive the
family pension.

3. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of


Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their U.O. No.
380/E.V/2006 dated 05.01.2007.

4. These orders, in so far as their applicability relates to


the employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department,
are being issued in consultation with the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India, vide their U.O. No. 56 Audit
(Rules)/12-2007 dated 22.05.2007.

(M. P. Singh)
Director
To
All Ministries/ Departments of the Government of
India.

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