Ensure Family Pension Begins Within 1 Month Of Receiving Claim: Centre
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The Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare order said it was noticed that the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of several government employees during the recent surge.
The Centre has asked all its departments to ensure that family pension begins within a month of receiving claims from the family of a deceased government employee. The Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare has also come out with detailed notes -- one for employees under Old Pension Scheme and the other for those under National Pension System (NPS) -- to facilitate expeditious disbursement of all entitlements of the family on the death of government staff. "In addition, employee's contributions and returns thereon in the NPS pension corpus shall also be paid to the family member," it said. The head of office will start the process to sanction family pension and simultaneously close Permanent Retirement Account Number (PRAN) under the NPS. Government contribution and returns thereon would be transferred into the government account, the order said.More Related News