Removal of Service Restriction for Enhanced Family Pension – Significant Amendment on CCS Pension Rules

Removal of Service Restriction for Enhanced Family Pension – Significant Amendment on CCS Pension Rules

Removal of Service Restriction for Enhanced Family Pension to Family Pensioners – Significant Amendment on CCS Pension Rules

Ordinary Family Pension will be paid at the rate of 30% of last drawn pay

Enhanced Family Pension will be paid at the rate of 50% of last drawn pay

Major amendment in Pension Rules – Great relief in embarrassing period for pensioners

Central Government taken a great decision to amend in the existing pension rules

If a Central Government employee died while in service, his family will be entitled for family pension at the rate of 50% of last drawn pay for the period of ten years. And thereafter the rate of family pension will be reduced to 30% of last pay drawn by the deceased employee.

In case of an employee has rendered a service of less than 7 years before his death, the calculation of family pension will be 30% of last drawn pay only.

The central Government has now taken a decision with mercy on the family members of deceased employee, who dies within 7 years of joining service will also be eligible for family pension at enhanced rate of 50% of last drawn pay for the period of ten years.

The above great amendment would be effective from 1.10.2019 including the personnel of CAPFs.

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