Clarification regarding Family pension to the WIDOW daughter

Queries of A.G. Office

Reply by Finance Department

(i)  If one pensioner left behind

more than one

widow/divorced     daughters

how               pension       will       be

distributed among them.

If one pensioner left behind
more than one

widow/divorced daughters,

the pension will be paid to

widow daughter in terms of
Rule 4.10(iii) of The Punjab

Civil Services Pension Rules.

(ii) If one   widow/divorced daughter is in receipt of pension and another daughter becomes widow/divorced, will she be entitled to share the pension being drawn by her widow/divorced sister?

No

Will all
unmarried/divorced/widow daughter of pensioner be entitled family (even if they become widow/divorced)? If so with what ratio pension be divided among them.

No. In such scenario, only un-married daughters in terms of Rule 4.10(2)(A)(ii) of The Punjab Civil Services Pension Rules would be entitled to family pension on equation basis.

(iv) If the pensioner had a family at the time of
retirement/death as defined in rule 4.7 of pension rules but subsequently all family members are not eligible for family pension will unmarried sister be entitled pension who is a family member in the light of Rule 4.8-d(2).

Yes.

(v)If a pensioner leaves family members as defined in rule 4.7 and with the passage of time all family members become unentitled for pension, will family members as defined in rule 4.8-cl be entitled for family pension?

The Family pension will only be admissible to those who are mentioned in Rule 4.10 of Pension Rules. The ‘family” shown under Rule 4.7 and 4.8(d) of The Punjab Civil Services Pension Rules is restricted to “gratuity” only.