RBE No. 116/2007: Family Pension – To Unmarried Daughters

No.F(E)III/2007/PN1/5, dated 18.09.2007

Sub: Extension of scope of family pension to unmarried daughters of Railway Servants/ pensioners.

1. A copy of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW) OM No.1/19/3-P&PW(E), dated 6^th  September, 2007 on the above subject is forwarded herewith for information and compliance. These instructions will apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also.

2. In terms of these instructions family pension to unmarried daughter beyond 25 years of age, shall be admissible from the date of issue of the instructions of DOP&PW, i.e. 06.09.2007 or from the date on which her turn for family pension materializes, whichever is later.

4. A concordance of DOP&PW’s instructions referred to in the enclosed OM and Railway Board’s corresponding instructions is given below:-

Sl.No.	DOP&PW’s instructions	Railway Board's corresponding instructions
1	Rule 54 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972	Rule 75 of the Railway Services (pension) Rules, 1993.
2	OM No.45/86/97-P&PW(A) Pt-I, dated 27.10.1997	Letter No.F(E)III/97/PN1/22, dated 05.11.1997 (RBE No. 142/1997)
3	OM No.45/51/97-P&PW(E), dated 05.03.1998	Letter No.F(E)III/98/PN1/4, dated 27.04.1998 (RBE No. 81/1998)
4	OM No.45/51/97-P&PW(E) Vol-II, dated 25.07.2001	Letter No.F(E)III/98/PN1/4, dated 20.08.2001 (RBE No. 158/2001)
5	OM No.1/19/03-P&PW(E), dated 25.08.2004	Letter No.F(E)III/98/PN1/4, dated 16.03.2005 (RBE No. 44/2005) and 13.10.2006 (RBE No. 152/2006)

Government of India, Ministry of Personnel,

P.G. & Pension, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

OM No.1/19/03-P&PW(E), dated 06.09.2007

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

1. The undersigned is directed to say that as per existing provisions under clauses (ii) and (iii) of sub-rule (6) of Rule 54 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, read with of para 7.2(b) of this Department’s O.M. No.45/86/97-P&PW(A)-Part I, dated the 27^th October, 1997, son/ daughter including widowed/ divorced daughter is eligible for grant of family pension till he/she attains the age of 25 years or upto the date of his/her marriage/ remarriage, whichever is earlier, subject to income criterion laid down in this Department’s O.M. No.45/51/97-P&PW(E), dated the 5^th March, 1998 which stipulates ‘that a son/ daughter, including widowed/ divorced daughter, shall not have an income exceeding Rs.2550 per month from employment in Government, the private sector and self employment, etc. to be eligible for family pension. Orders were also issued vide this Department’s O.M. No.45/51/97-P&PW(E)(Vol-II), dated 25^th July, 2001 regarding eligibility of disabled divorced/ widowed daughter for family pension for life subject to conditions mentioned therein. Further, orders were issued for making the widowed/ divorced daughter eligible for family pension vide this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 25^th August, 2004.

2. The Staff Side of National Council (JCM) had raised the issue of extension of scope of family pension to unmarried daughters of the Government servants/ Pensioners even after attaining the age of 25 years at par with the widowed/ divorced daughters, which has been agreed to in principle. It has, accordingly, been decided that the unmarried daughters beyond 25 years of age shall also be eligible for family pension at par with the widowed/ divorced daughters subject to other conditions being fulfilled. Grant of family pension to unmarried/ widowed/ divorced daughters shall be payable in order of their date of birth and younger of them will not be eligible for family pension unless the next above her has become ineligible for grant of family pension. It is further clarified that family pension to unmarried/ widowed/ divorced daughters above the age of 25 years shall be payable only after the other eligible children below the age of 25 years have ceased to be eligible to receive family pension and that there is no disabled child to receive the family pension.

3. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their D.O. No.380/E.V./2006, dated 05.01.2007.

4. These orders, in so far as their applicability relates to the employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, are being issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor – General of India, vide their U.O. No.56 Audit (Rules)/12-2007, dated 22.05.2007.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 116/2007

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.