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DEFINITION OF FAMILY FOR

VARIOUS TERMINAL
BENEFIT

• By
• Santan Singh Aswal,
JWM/ OLF
 For Family Pension
Family Means the deceased person’s -

(a) First Category

(i) widow or widower, up to the date of death or re-

marriage, whichever is earlier.

(ii) Son / daughter ( including widowed daughter) up to

the date of his / her marriage / re marriage or till he / she
starts earning or till the age of 25 years, whichever is the
earliest
(b) Second Category-
(iii) Unmarried / widower / divorced daughter, not covered
by first category above up to the date of marriage / re
marriage or till the date she starts earning or up to the date of
death, whichever is earliest.

(iv) Parents who were wholly dependent on the Government

servant when he / she was alive provided the deceased had
left behind neither a widow nor a child.

Family pension to dependent parents unmarried / divorced /

widowed daughter will continue till the date of death.
 Dependency

A member of the family whose income

from all sources, does not exceed the
amount of minimum family pension Rs
9000 p.m. 1
1- Family pension to Unmarried / widowed / divorced
daughters
in Second Category and dependent parents shall be payable
only after the other eligible family members in First Category
have ceased to be eligible to receive family pension and there
is no disabled child to receive the family pensions.

2- Grant of family pension to children in respective categories

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 him / her has become ineligible for grant of family
pension in that category.
3- In the case of childless widow of a deceased
employee family pension is admissible even after her
remarriage.

4- The income criteria for dependency will be the

minimum family Pension along with dearness relief
thereon.

5- Dependent disabled siblings (i.e. brothers/ sisters)

for life in the same manner as in the case of son /
daughter suffering from any disorder / disability.
6- In case the deceased is survived by (i) more than one
widow or (ii) one widow and children through another
wife already Expired, the family pension is payable to
only one member of the family at a time.

7- It is first payable to the surviving widow / widower

till her / his death or remarriage, whichever is earlier and
thereafter to eligible children one by one in the order of
their birth, irrespective of their sex.
8- In the case of dependent parents, if both
parents alive, it will be Paid first to mother and
after her death to father.

9- If family pensioner dies, the right to receive

family pension shall automatically pass on to
the next eligible member of the family.
10- When there are more than one widow the family pension
will be allowed in equal share.

11- On the death of a widow her share becomes payable to

her Eligible child / children . If such widow leaves no
eligible Child, her share of pension will be payable to the
other widow in full.

12- When the deceased is survived by a widow and also an

eligible child from a deceased / divorced wife, the child will
be paid the share of the family pension, which its mother
would have received had she been alive / not divorced .
13- IN THE CASE OF TWINS, the family pension will be
paid in equal shares. If one child ceases to be eligible, his
her share will be paid to the other Child. When both of
them cease to be eligible, it will be paid to the next eligible
child.

14- Judicial separation of husband and wife does not entail

forfeiture of claim to family pension, unless it is on the
ground of adultery of which the surviving spouse was held
guilty. The children should be paid family pension then to
spouse.
15- Children of void / voidable marriage are eligible for
family pension, when their turn comes.

16- When both husband and wife are government servants

and one of them dies, family pension is payable to the
surviving spouse. Thus a got. Servant / pensioner can draw
family pension in addition to salary / pension of his own. On
the death of both, the children of the deceased couple will be
granted two family pension (subject to maximum Rs 22500/-
(if enhanced rate), Rs 13500 (if normal rate) )

17- The family pension is admissible also to post retired

spouses and children born / adopted legally after retirement
 Gratuity nomination

(a) If the official has family – only in favour of family

member
(b) If the official has no family – can be in favour of any
person.
(c) When there is no nomination /valid nomination –
equally distributed to all the surviving members of the
family(spouse, son, daughter) and after that
(widowed daughter, mother father, brother, sister,
married daughter)
 Encashment of Leave

On death of a Govt. Servant the cash equivalent of leave

salary shall be payable to a member of his family in the
following order of preference :-

1- widow or the eldest surviving widow (with reference

to the date of marriage) or husband.
2- the eldest surviving son or an adopted son.
3- the eldest surviving unmarried daughter
4- the eldest surviving widowed daughter
5- the father
6- the mother
7- the eldest surviving married daughter
8- the eldest surviving brother below the age of 18
years
9- the eldest surviving unmarried sister
10- the eldest surviving widowed sister
11- the eldest child of the eldest predeceased son.
 Things to remember in service period:-
1- To ensure that your service book and leave account are
maintained properly.
2.Medicallly fit entry at the time of initial appointment should
exist .
3. Date of birth and date of confirmation in a service or post
properly recorded in the service book.
4. Current Nomination for retirement / death gratuity, GPF,
CGEGIS and detail of current family member is kept in part-II
of service book.
5. Inspect service book yearly and affix your signature.
Thank You
Additional family pension
(when family pensioner’s age is from 80 years to 100years)

80-85 years 20% of basic family pension

85-90 years 30 % of basic family pension
90-95 years 40% of basic family pension
95-100 years 50% of basic family pension
100 years or more 100% of basic family pension