7th Pay Commission, 7th CPC Latest News, Central Government Pensioners: In view of the current pandemic, the government has decided to release the pension through death certificate to the eligible member of the family, without the approval of the family pension PAO. However, later the PAO will also approve it at its level.
7th Pay Commission, 7th CPC Latest News, Central Government Pensioners: Due to the Corona crisis, the Central Government has given a big gift to the pensioners. After seeing the death certificate, the claim of provisional family pension will be issued to the eligible member of the family.
According to the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), if the death of pensioners is due to non-covid or covid, then the claim will be issued without much lengthy paperwork.
Rule 80(A) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 provides that provisional family pension was to be sanctioned on death of the employee during the service, only when the pension claim papers reached the Pay and Accounts Office (PAO).
In such a situation, in view of the current pandemic, the government has decided that without the approval of the family pension PAO, pension should be released through death certificate to the eligible member of the family. However, later the PAO will also approve it at its level.
The government has made a huge increase in the pension for them.
On the death of the parents working in the central government, their children will now get pension under the 7th Pay Commission. The maximum limit of pension has now been raised to Rs 1.25 lakh. Under the new rule, a minimum limit of Rs 75 thousand and maximum of Rs 1.25 lakh has been fixed.
Under the Sixth Pay Commission, earlier the maximum limit of pension was fixed at Rs 45 thousand and the minimum pension was Rs 27 thousand. These limits were prescribed under Rule 54(11) of the CCS Rules on a maximum pay of Rs 90,000 per month as suggested under the Sixth Pay Commission.
The maximum pension benefit of Rs 1.25 lakh will be available only if both husband and wife were government employees and they die due to some unfortunate reason. In sub rule (11) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, it is mentioned that if both the husband and wife were government servants and if they die due to unlucky reason, two pensions would be provided to the child/children.
