7th Pay Commission: New family pension rules simplified; Check the details

The DoPPW letter revealed that the spouse/family member, whose name is included in the PPO issued to the deceased pensioner, will be asked to submit the below-mentioned details or documents:

In order to provide special benefits to the family members of deceased government pensioners, the central government has simplified the 7th pay commission family pension rule. This move is aimed at giving relief to more than 60 lakh central government pensioners. The Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare in a tweet said, "Department of Pension & PW has issued instructions for Expeditious settlement of family pension cases by banks."  The DoPPW letter further read, "...... instances have been brought to the notice of this Department where, on the death of a pensioner, the spouse/family members of the deceased pensioner are asked by the Pension Disbursing Banks to submit details and documents, which are otherwise not required for commencement of the family pension. This amounts to harassment of the spouse and family members and often leads to avoidable delay in commencement of family pension by the Banks."