Family Pension: RBE No.32/2022 – Payment on Death of Railway Servant during Service

No.D-43/43/2020-F(E)III, dated 17.03.2022

Sub: Payment of family pension, death gratuity and other dues to the family on death of a Railway servant during service – Regarding.

1. Please refer to the Board’s letter of even number dated 04.06.2021 circulating DOP&PW’s OM No.1/11/2021-P&PW(E), dated 03.06.2021 vide which order was issue providing for instructions regarding payment of family pension, death gratuity and other dues to the family or death of a Railway Servant during service.

2. One of the Zonal Railways had sought clarification regarding the applicability of the Board’s instructions dated 04.06.2021 on the past cases.

3. The issue has been examined in consultation with Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare (DOP&PW) and it is clarified that Board’s instructions of even number dated 04.06.2021 are also applicable in respect of employees who expired before the date of issue of the said order irrespective of deceased employee covered under Old Passion Scheme or under NPS.

4. This also disposes of North Eastern Railway’s letter No.पेंशन/मु./एनपीएस/समापक/2019, dated 25.02.2022.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.32/2022                                             

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.