- The daughter of a deceased central government employee is now entitled to get family pension even during the pendency of her divorce petition.
- Rules have been relaxed for divorced daughters to receive family pension and now a daughter will be entitled to receive the family pension
- Even if the divorce had not finally taken place but the divorce petition had been filed by her during the lifetime of her deceased parent employee/ pensioner.
- Earlier rule provided for payment of family pension to a divorced daughter
- Only if the divorce had taken place during the lifetime of deceased parent pensioner or his spouse.
- Orders have also been issued for grant of family pension to a ‘divyang’ child or sibling even if the disability certificate is produced after the death of the pensioner parent but the disability had occurred before the death of the parents.
- The attendant allowance for the helper has been increased from Rs 4,500 per month to Rs 6,700 per month.
- Keeping in view the difficulty faced by senior citizens who have settled abroad with their children after retirement,
- a circular has been brought out on consolidated instructions on life certificate and commencement of family pension
- for those living abroad vide which the bank branch concerned abroad and
- The Indian embassy/consulate/high commission have been instructed to provide life certificate and commencement of family pension there itself.
- All pension disbursing banks have been instructed to provide doorstep life certificate to those pensioners who are unable to visit the bank.