Government Pension Scheme: Big Change In Family Pension Rules; Details Here

New Delhi: An incapacitated kid or kin of a focal government worker or beneficiary is currently qualified for family annuity. Be that as it may, the month to month pay of the handicapped youngster or kin of the focal government worker or retired person should be not exactly the entitled family annuity. 

Family Pension Rules Changed 

Prior the pay roof to get such family annuity was Rs 9,000 every month in addition to dearness help (DR), as per subtleties given by Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DOPPW-India). 

Presently the pay fixing has been changed to 30 percent of the last compensation drawn in addition to DR, DOPPW-India said. 

"A crippled kid/kin of a Government worker or retired person will be qualified for family benefits, if his pay is not exactly the entitled family annuity for example 30% of the last compensation drawn in addition to DR. Prior the pay roof was Rs 9000/ - each month in addition to DR," DOPPW said. 

DOPPW likewise expressed, "Directions gave to liberlise the pay standards for qualification of a youngster/kin of a perished government worker or beneficiary for award of family annuity under CCS (Pension) Rules."