To whom it is payable as per Rule 143 of the ASPR”1969 as amended from time to time.

• When a Government Servant dies while in service or after retirement, family pension is payable to the Family.
• The Family for the purpose of Family Pension means -
  • Wife, in case of a male officer
  • Husband, in case of a female officer
  • Minor sons including son adopted legally before retirement till attains the age of 18 years.
  • Unmarried minor daughters including daughter adopted legally before retirement up to the age of 21 years.
  • *Father.
  • *Eldest surviving brother up to the age of 18 years.
  • *Eldest surviving sister up to the age of 21 years of age or marriage whichever is earlier in terms of Govt. Notification No. PPG(G) 10/2013/38, dated 20/08/2015.
  • Disabled child eligible for family pension for life time family pension in terms of Govt. Notification No. PPG(P) 268/95/85, dated 30/05/2003 (w.e.f. 25/06/2003)  and Notification No. PPG(P) 224/2004/ 179, dated 03/08/2017.
  • Un-married dependent daughter(s) eligible for family pension for the life time or marriage whichever is earlier in terms of Govt.Notification No. PPG(G)10/2013/49 dated 09-08-2018.
  • Family Pension will not be payable to more than one member of an officer's family at the same time. It will first be admissible to the widow/ widower & thereafter to the children as per above mentioned proviso.
  • In the event of re-marriage or death of the widow/widower, the Family Pension will be granted to the children/ Disable children/ unmarried dependent daughter (if minor through their natural / legal guardian) as the case may be as per proviso mentioned above.

Calculation of Family Pension as per Rules 141 & 142 of the ASPR’1969 as amended from time to time:-

Family pension is admissible at present as follows:-

Enhanced Rate

Enhanced Rate of Family Pension is admissible @ 50 % of Last Pay drawn  or double the rate of normal rate of Family Pension whichever is less.

Normal rate

30 % of last pay drawn.

Compassionate Family Pension

Admissible in the case of Govt. Servant  dies in harness on or after 01/04/2017 @ 100% of last  pay drawn till the date of superannuation and thereafter at  enhanced rate (i.e. 50 %)  up to 67 years of age of deceased employee and thereafter at Normal rate (i.e. 30%) as per  eligible as per ASPR,1969 as amended from time to time.

In the case of death while in service, the Government servant should have completed a minimum period of one year of service to get family pension as per Rule 140 of the ASPR’ 1969 as amended from time to time. Enhanced rate of Family Pension admissible if the Government servant after rendering minimum of 7 (seven) years continues service dies while in service as per Rule 142 of the ASPR’1969 as amended from time to time.