Clarification on Retention of Daughter’s Name in Family Details of Central Government Pensioners

The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has issued an Office Memorandum dated 31st October 2025 clarifying the procedure regarding the deletion of a daughter’s name from the family details of a Central Government Pensioner.

Background

The clarification refers to the Department’s earlier Office Memorandum No. 11/15/2022-P&PW(H)-8363(II) dated 30th October 2024, which addressed the same issue. Questions had been raised about whether the name of a daughter could be deleted from the family details after the retirement of a Government servant.

Rule Position

As per Rule 50(15) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, every Government servant is required to furnish details of their family in Form 4 at the time of joining service and again before retirement. This includes all family members — spouse, children, parents, and disabled siblings — irrespective of whether they are eligible for family pension.

Clarification by DoPPW

The Department reiterated its earlier clarification issued vide OM No. 3(2)/2022-P&PW(H)-7942 dated 7th October 2022. It stated that:

• A Government servant or pensioner must provide details of all family members, whether or not they are eligible for family pension.
• The daughter is considered part of the family once her details are included by the Government servant in the prescribed form.
• Therefore, her name should not be deleted from the family details after retirement.
• The eligibility for family pension will be determined only after the demise of the pensioner or existing family pensioners, based on the prevailing rules.

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