Clarification regarding Family pension to the WIDOW daughter

Clarification regarding Family pension to the WIDOW daughter




No.FD-SR-III-4-390/2014
GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Dated Lahore, the April, 2016
To
The Accounts Officer,
Office of the
Accountant General,
Punjab, Lahore
SUBJECT: FAMILY PENSION TO THE WIDOW DAUGHTER
Please refer to your letter No.Pension.1(Coord)8518 Dated 02. November, 2015 on the subject noted above.
2. It is informed that earlier letter of your office bearing No.Pension.1 (Coord)CD-2518-20 dated 23.09.2014 was responded vide this Department’s letter of even number dated 10.12.2014 (copy enclosed).
3. As regard further issues, the case has been examined and it is decided as follows:-
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.
(MUHAMMAD SHARIF NADEEM)
SECTION OFFICER (SR-III)



Clarification regarding Family pension to WIDOW






Clarification regarding Family pension to WIDOW