The Center has accepted the demand of women employees. Now he can make his sons and daughters nominees for family pension. According to an official statement released on Monday, the Center has allowed women employees to nominate a son or daughter in their family for pension instead of their husband. The statement said that earlier, family pension was given to the spouse of a deceased government employee or pensioner, while other family members became eligible for pension only after incapacity or death of the spouse.
Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has introduced amendments in the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 2021 to allow family pension to women government employees or pensioners in their character. Later a nominee can be made in place of their spouse. He said the amendment would address situations where marital discord leads to divorce proceedings or cases are filed under laws such as the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence, Dowry Prohibition Act or the Indian Penal Code.
Minister Jitendra said that this amendment is in line with PM Modi’s policy of giving proper and legal rights to women officers in every field. The DoPPW said, the woman government employee or pensioner shall make a written request to the concerned Head of Office that in case of her death during the current period, the family pension be paid to her eligible child/children before that. his spouse. is needed.
The order said that if a woman employee is a widower and has no eligible children, family pension shall be payable to the widower. However, if the widower is the guardian of a minor child or a child suffering from mental disorder, family pension shall be payable to the widower as long as he remains the guardian.
Jitendra Singh said that a series of governance reforms have been initiated under the Prime Minister to provide an enabling environment for working women. The Minister said that the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has made concerted efforts to increase the representation of women in central government jobs and provide them with a balance between professional and family life.
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