7th Pay Commission: Rules changed for central employees! Now family will get pension of Rs 1.25 lakh, check details immediately

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7th Pay Commission: According to the 7th Pay Commission (7th pay commission), the maximum pension amount is fixed at Rs 2,50,000. But, changes have been made in the rules of family pension.


7th Pay Commission: In the 7th Pay Commission, the family of central government employees also gets the facility. If both husband and wife are government employees and are covered under the Central Civil Services Pension (CCS Pension) 1972, then their family will also be made part of the family pension. After retirement, if after the death of both the members, their children (nominees) can get two pensions. This pension will be maximum Rs 1.25 lakh. However, there are certain conditions for pension.

Did the rules regarding family pension changed?

According to Rule 54(11) of CCS Pension 1972, if both husband and wife are covered under the rules of pension, then after the death of both their two children will get family pension. According to the rules, if one of the members dies after retirement in government service, then the family pension will be given to the other member (husband or wife). If both of them die after retirement, then the child/children will get the facility of family pension.

Earlier, family pension was less

Earlier, on the death of a government employee, the surviving children used to get 45 thousand rupees as family pension. This was the rule under Pension Rule 54(3). If both the family pensions were given to the children, then according to sub rule (2), this amount would have been 27 thousand rupees. According to the rules of the Sixth Pay Commission (6th Pay Commission), under CCS rules, two family pensions were available at 50 percent and 30 percent of the maximum pension amount of 90 thousand rupees. According to 90 thousand, this amount was 45 thousand and 27 thousand rupees.

What is the current new rule?

According to the 7th Pay Commission (7th pay commission), the maximum pension amount is fixed at Rs 2,50,000. But, changes have been made in the rules of family pension. Both husband and wife are government employees and if both of them die after retirement, then a pension of 1.25 lakh and another family pension of Rs 75 thousand will be given to the nominee children.

In lieu of the 7th Pay Commission, the government fixed the family pension at the rate of Rs 2.50 lakh per month. According to the notification, in place of 45 thousand rupees from 1.1.2016, 50 percent of the total 2.5 lakh i.e. 1.25 lakh rupees will be given to the nominee as family pension. Earlier the pension of 27 thousand rupees has now been reduced to 30 percent of 2.5 lakh i.e. 75 thousand rupees.

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