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Government has issued instructions to liberalise the income criteria for eligibility of a child/sibling of a deceased Government servant/pensioner for grant of family pension under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. The relaxation is granted for family pension to disabled survivors as they require greater m
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FAQ :
The government has liberalised the income criteria for disabled children or siblings of deceased civil servants to be eligible for family pension.
The relaxation is granted because disabled survivors require greater medical care and financial assistance, and the previous income criteria may not have been suitable for them.
A disabled child or sibling is eligible for family pension for life if their income, excluding the family pension itself, is less than the entitled family pension amount (30% of the last pay plus Dearness Relief).
A child or sibling of a deceased government servant or pensioner who is suffering from a mental or physical disability that prevents them from earning a livelihood.
No, financial benefits will accrue prospectively from the date the new criteria are met, and no arrears for the period prior to that will be admissible.
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