7th Pay Commission: Centre expedites THIS process for government employees - Check who will benefit

The central government has introduced simple and secure family pension rules for its employees amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The changes that were made by the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoP&PW) were announced by the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.

Jitendra Singh informed that new rules will be in place and that provisional family pension will be given upon receipt of a claim for Family Pension and Death Certificate from the suitable family member is confirmed, without any essential formalities or procedural specifications.

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Family members of employees, who die due to Covid-19 pandemic or a non-Covid issue will benefit from the rules.

"A provision was recently made for the provisional family pension to be sanctioned immediately on receipt of a claim for family pension and death certificate from the eligible family member without waiting for other formalities or procedural requirements to be completed," Zee News quoted Dr Jitendra Singh as saying.

As per the Rules 80 (A) of the CCS (Pension) Rule 1972, after a government employee dies doing his/her duty, the Provisional Family Pension will be sanctioned to his/her family members once the Family Pension case has been given to the Pay and Accounts Office.

However, the fresh instructions given amid the Covid-19 pandemic and its after-effects imply that the Provisional Family Pension may be sanctioned immediately after getting the Family Pension and Death Certificate from the family member.

Another change that needs to be noted is that the payment of provisional pension will be extended for one year, with two conditions that is after the date of retirement with the concurrence of PAO and the approval by the Head of the Department.

Speaking on the matter, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, "In the wake of the pandemic, the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare has been, from time to time, very sensitively responding to each of the issues concerned with Pensioners and elder citizens. Reforms are also being undertaken accordingly."