ATTENTION VETERAN BROTHERS - 43

 

Dear Veteran brothers,

Still many  veterans are inquiring the Types and Rate of Family pension.

We are once again publishing  the Types and Rates of Family pension:

Types:

Ordinary Normal  Family pension-    30% of  Reckonable Emolument

Enhanced Rate:   50% of  RE  for 7 yrs from the date of death or upto the 67 yrs of the age of veteran which ever is early.    And 10 yrs  if died I while in service.

Special Family Pension   :    60% of RE

2^nd award of SFP………………50% of SFP  or  30% of RE

Liberalised Family   pension:    100% of RE  i.e Last pay drawn

2^nd award of LFP  :     60% of RE

Divided Family pension  :   50%  of Family pension to 2^nd wife and son/daughter of first wife

Pension on Remarriage:

If the widow is child less,  she is eligible for Family pension.  No pension if there is children

Special and Liberalised   Family pensioner – Remarried - eligible for pension even if she has children from first husband/veteran..

ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS  TO GET  FAMILY PENSION

LEGALLY Wedded Spouse,   Legally Separated spouse  with certain condition

Children of first wife, Children of Second  wife ( Void Marriage)

Widowed/ Divorced/ Unmarried/ Handicapped / Abandoned  daughters , irrespective of age, but income shall not be more than 9000+ DA.

Sons / Adopted son  up to the age of 25 yrs  or up to the date of marriage which ever is early/ Unemployed.

Dependent Parents  ( Combined income shall not be more than 9000+DA)

Minor brother till becoming Major

Disabled Children –irrespective of age/ gender/ marital status –

 ( income shall not be more than 9000+DA)

HOW TO IDENTIFY THE TYPES OF FAMILY PENSION

Before digitalization, there used to be Prefix  before the PPO number,

After  Digitalisation/ EPPO  there is Suffix  after the Number.

Examples: 

                                                EARLER                                                EPPOS

Ordinary Family pension:    FNA/ 1324/ year                 12 digits  & Suffix;  3000

For Children……………………  FNA/1234/ year         12 digits  & Suffix   3100

Special Family pension &   :    F  / 1234/ year                12 digits  & Suffix : 3300

2^nd Award…….                          F/   1234/ year              12 Digits & Suffix: 3600

Liberalised Family pension:  F/BC/  1234/ year             12 digits & Suffix :  3700

2^nd award  LFP…………… F/ BC/ 1234 / year          12 digits& Suffix :  4000

RATE    - VERY SIMPLE FORMULA:

.For  ordinary  family pension:    Veterans  basic pension  X 60%

Example:  A Sepoy   whose Basic pension is  17130

Family  pension is=  17130 X 60%= 10278 + DA

For Special Family pension:   Veteran's Basic  X 120%  +DA

For  Liberalised  Family pension: Veterans last pay drawn +DA

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