Centre relaxes family pension rules for missing Central govt employees

May 23, 2022 20:54

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In a major relief, the Centre on Monday relaxed family pension rules for missing central government employees, particularly those serving in militancy affected areas like Jammu and Kashmir, North-East as well as Maoist-prone pockets.

As per the new office memorandum, in all cases where a government servant covered by National Pension System goes missing during service, the benefits of the family pension will be immediately paid to the family of the employee and in case he re-appears and resumes service, the amount paid as family pension during the intervening time of his missing period can be accordingly deducted from his salary.

According to the earlier rule, the next of kin of an employee would not receive the family pension, if he went missing and the family pension would not be paid till he was declared dead in accordance with the law or till seven years had passed since he went missing.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh made the announcement on Monday.

Referring to the new OM of the department of pension in this regard, the minister said, this is going to provide huge relief, particularly in those regions where instances of government employees going missing are reported more frequently.

The changes in the pension rules were brought about following cases of abduction of central government employees working in violence-prone areas, said the minister, adding the move was taken "to instil confidence and to protect them and their family interests".

Minister informed that if a government servant covered by the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 goes missing, the benefits of arrears of salary, family pension, retirement gratuity and leave encashment are paid to the families of the missing employees in accordance with the instructions issued dated June 25, 2013. -- ANI

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