At present, after the death of a government employee, family pension is first given to his spouse. This new rule will provide relief to those women employees who do not get along with their husbands.
7th pay commission: On the second day of the new year, the central government has announced an important change in the rules related to pension. A woman government employee or pensioner can now nominate her children for family pension before her husband in cases of marital discord, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions announced on Tuesday. At present, after the death of a government employee, family pension is first given to his spouse. The new rule of the government will provide relief to those women employees who do not get along with their husbands. Such women will be able to secure the future of their children.
What are the rules now:
According to the provisions of sub-rules (8) and (9) of Rule 50 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, if a deceased government employee or pensioner has a spouse in the family, then the spouse will be given first Family pension is given. Only after this the children and other family members are eligible for family pension. This is applicable only when the spouse of the deceased Government servant/pensioner is ineligible for family pension or he/she dies.
Under what circumstances
It has been decided that if divorce proceedings are pending in the court in respect of a government female employee/female pensioner, or a government female employee/female pensioner has filed a case of domestic violence against her husband. Such a Government woman employee/woman pensioner may, after her death, give preference to her eligible child/children for payment of family pension over her husband. However, there are some conditions for this also.
Where the deceased woman government employee/woman pensioner has a husband in the family and his or her children are eligible, family pension will be payable to such children. At the same time, if there is a widower i.e. husband in the family of the deceased government female employee/female pensioner and no child is eligible for family pension on the date of death of the female employee, then family pension will be payable to the widower.
Where the family of the deceased government female employee/female pensioner consists of a widower along with minor child/children or a child/children suffering from mental disorder or disability. In such a case, family pension is payable to the husband, provided he is the guardian of such child/children.
If the widower ceases to be the guardian of such child/children, in such case the family pension will be payable to the child through the person who is the actual guardian of such child/children. Where a minor child, after attaining majority, is eligible for family pension, the family pension to such child shall be payable from the date on which he attains majority.
