NPS – National Pension System – Family Pension

No.D-43/4/2018-F(E)III, dated 26.02.2019

Sub: Additional benefit on death/ disability of Government servant covered by NPS – reg.

1. Attention is invited to Board’s letter No.2008/AC-II/21/19, dated 29.05.2009 (RBA No. 31/2009) on the above subject vide which instructions were issued providing for additional relief on death/ disability of Government servants covered by New Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (NPS).
2. In the wake of the above instructions, some of the Zonal Railways have raised the issue of admissibility of provisional family pension to the family members of the diseased railway servant who were governed by National Pension System (NPS) but died prior to allotment of PRAN Card and starting of the deductions towards NPS.
3. The above issue has been examined in consultation with Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) and the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW). It is clarified that all the railway servants appointed on or after 01.01.2004 are to be covered by the National Pension System (NPS). Therefore, the provisional benefit granted vide Board’s letter dated 29.05.2009 (RBA No. 31/2009) to all NPS employees in case of death in service/ disability, will be admissible to the family of the deceased subscribers/ subscribers on fulfillment of the conditions specified therein irrespective of the fact that PRAN Card was not allotted at the time of death/ disability or the deductions towards NPS had not started. However, while giving the provisional benefits, instructions issued vide Board’s letter No.2012/F(E)III/1(1)/4, dated 08.09.2014 (RBE No. 96/2014) may also be kept in view.

Download Railway Board Circular dated 26.02.2019

Forward reference⇒RBE No.