Revision of income criteria/eligibility of divorced/widowed daughter for grant of Family Pension

No.AIRF/NC/JCM/GC

Dated: October 12, 2010 

The Secretary,
Staff Side, National Council(JCM)
 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi

Dear Com.,

Sub: Revision of income criteria/eligibility of divorced/widowed daughter for grant of Family Pension

Ref: DoP&T’s O.M.No.45/51/97-P&PW(E) dated 5.2.1988

The eligibility criteria for Family Pension in favour of son/ daughter including widowed/ divorced daughters was fixed @ Rs.2550 p.m. as maximum limit of income way back vide letter under reference, when minimum pension was Rs.1275 p.m. It may be recalled that while implementing the recommendations of VI CPC, minimum pension has been revised to Rs.3500 p.m. in place of previous amount of Rs.1275 p.m. Accordingly, eligibility criteria for the payment of Family Pension for dependent sons and daughters, including widowed and divorced daughters as well needs to be doubled of the minimum pension, i.e. @ Rs.7000 p.m. It is, therefore, requested that this issue may be taken up at appropriate level to get the ceiling limit of maximum income criteria raised from Rs.2550 p.m. to Rs.7000 p.m.

Source:AIRF

Yours fraternally,

 (Shiva Gopal Mishra)

 General Secretary