The Department of Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPW) has referred their O.M. No.38/37/08- P&PW(A), dated 01.9.08 and clarified vide O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) Part I, dated 03.10.08 and 14.10.08 containing the instruction on consolidation of family pension. The Ministry has clarified that the revised enhanced family pension, under sub-rule 3(a) of Rule 54 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972,
As far as pre-2006 family pensioners other than HAG scales and above, this minimum revised family pension can be easily calculated based on fitment table provided in the above mentioned Office Memorandums dated 14.10.2008.
A copy of every communication regarding pension is required to be endorsed to the pensioner by each node of pension delivery. Please ensure that your full contact postal address (preferably with PIN code) is always updated. Promptly intimate any changes of address
Central Government Pensioners and family Pensioners are to get Dearness relief at par with Central Government Employees at the rate of 65% with effect from 01.01.2012.
The Department of Pensions & Pensioner’s Welfare (PPW) has examined the issue regarding grant of family pension to the next eligible member in the family in the case of missing family pensioners as in the case of missing pensioners and decided to introduce similar provisions for missing family pensioners also.
Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare has decided to provide a model advertisement spelling out the utility of the revision of PPO to the individual pensioner/family pensioner
These are frequently asked questions relating to Central Civil Services Pension.
The Minister of State for Defence Shri M.M Pallam Raju in a written reply in Lok Sabha has stated that several improvements have been made in pension of past pensioners.
The Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare has been receiving references for clarification by various Ministries/Departments of the Government regarding the documents for family pension, including certificate of income, required to be submitted by a claimant member of family (other than spouse) along with application form (Form 14), PPO and death certificate after the death of a pensioner/family pensioner
The Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare (P&PW) New Delhi, has invited to the OM No. 38/37/2008-PPW(A) dated 02.09.2008 wherein the dependency criterian was revised for eligibility of dependent parents, sons and daughters for receipt of family pension in terms of OM No. 45/86/97-P&PW (A) Part I dated 27.10.1997 and No. 45/51/97-P&PW(E) dated 05.03.1998.
The procedure for obtaining duplicate copy of Pension Payment Order in lieu of Lost one under Para 5.1 and 5.2 of Defense Pension Payment Payment Instructions have been issued for information and guidance of defence pensioners.
The Department of Pensions and Pensioner Welfare, New Delhi, has considered the requests by some pensioner associations for extending the date for submission of applications by pre 1.1.1996 Pensioners (for revision of pension ) beyond 31/12/2007