KNOW MORE ABOUT FAMILY PENSION.
Many of our Veterans want to know about the Types and Rates of Family pension;
TYPES OF FAMILY PENSION;
1 Normal Ordinary Family pension.
2. Normal Enhanced Rate of Family pension
3. Special Family pension - 2nd award of special Family pension
4. Liberalised Family pension - 2nd award of Liberalised Family pension.
5. Divided family pension
RATES OF FAMILY PENSION: RANK AND GROUP- QUALIFYING SERVICE.
Normal Ordinary Family pension is 30% of Reckonable Emolument
Normal Enhanced Rate of Family pension is 50% of Reckonable emolument.
Special Family pension is 60 % of Reckonable Emolument
Liberalised Family pension is 100% of Reckonable emolument .
Divided Family pension is shared at 50% for each- as per instructions from Authorities.
2nd Wife and One child of First wife, Wife and Parents of Deceased soldier etc..
As we may not know the Reckonable Emolument , it is easy to arrive the Rate from the pension of veteran/ deceased veteran.
As on Date , it is as follows:
Normal Ordinary Family pension is 60% of veterans pension.
Normal Enhanced Rate of Family pension is 100% of veterans pension.
Special Family pension is 120% of veterans Pension
2nd Award of Special Family pension is 50 % of Special family pension.
Liberalised Family pension: Normally , it is granted for those who are killed in war or War like activities. Hence, the Reckonable emolument of deceased soldier will be the Rate.
At a glance, it is 200% of veteran’s pension.
FOR EXAMPLE: Let us take a case of say Hav- Gp- Y QS; 20 yrs.- 7795X2.57=20034
OFP…………20034 X 60%....=12021
ENHANCED Rate : 20034 X 100%= 20034
SFP……….. 20034 X 120% =24040
Lib,FP……. 20034 X 200% = 40078
Likewise, we can arrive for all Ranks- Cross check from OROP Tables.
All veteran brothers can guide our veterans and families suitably.