Key Highlights:
- Increase
in income limit of Children/Siblings suffering from mental or physical
disability for family pension
- Increase
from present eligibility income of Rs. 9,000/- per month from sources
other than family pension, along with dearness relief
Ministry of Defence, Government of India has taken a decision
to enhance the income criteria for grant of family pension to children/siblings
suffering from mental or physical disability. Accordingly, such child/sibling
shall be eligible for family pension for life, if his/her overall income from
sources other than family pension remains less than the entitled family pension
at ordinary rate i.e 30% of the last pay drawn by the deceased government
servant/pensioner concerned plus the dearness relief admissible thereon.
The financial benefit in such cases shall accrue with effect
from 08.02.2021. Presently, the disabled child/sibling is eligible for family
pension if overall monthly income of disabled child/sibling from sources other
than family pension is not more than Rs. 9,000/- along with dearness relief
thereon.
Source : PIB
