FAMILY PENSION TO WIDOWED/DIVORCED DAUGHTER AND UNMARRIED DAUGHTER CLARIFICATIONS , GO.NO.152,DT 25-11-2019

FAMILY PENSION TO WIDOWED/DIVORCED DAUGHTER AND UNMARRIED DAUGHTER CLARIFICATIONS , GO.NO.152, DT 25-11-2019

PENSIONS - Family Pension to the Widowed/Divorced Daughter in Category-II - Restriction of Age Limit of 45 Years - Unmarried Daughter in Category-II - Clarificatory Orders - Issued.

G.O.MS.No. 152 Dated: 25-11-2019

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.315, Finance (PENSION-I) Department, Dated: 07.10.2010.
2. G.O.Ms.No.353, Finance (P.S.C.) Department, Dated: 04.12.2010.
3. Government Memo No.34021/70/ HR.V/2018, Dated: 11.07.2018.

ORDER:
In the G.O.1st read above Government have issued orders duly amending and substituting the Rule 50 (5) & (12) of A.P. Revised Pension Rules 1980 by categorizing the eligibility of beneficiaries to receive family pension into Category-I & Category-II.

2. Detailed procedure has been laid down in G.O.2nd read above for effective implementation of the orders issued in the G.O.1st read above.

3. In the reference 3rd read above, Government have restricted the age limit of 45 years as eligibility of the family pension to the widowed/divorced daughter under Category-II.

4. The Principal Accountant General (A&E) has requested to clarify whether the 45 years of age limit to be reckoned (a) On the date of death of pensioner/Family Pensioner under Category-I (b) On the date of application by Widowed/Divorced daughter since the number of family pension cases have been received before the issue of Government Memo No.34021/70/HR-5/2018, Finance (HR-3-Pension-I) Department, dt.11.07.2018 and the cases which are received prior to the date of revised guidelines are to be finalized in exception of above order, vide their letter dated 2018. Further, on the process of implementing the above orders certain ambiguity are arisen by Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Director of State Audit and Pensioner’s association in respect of eligibility of Family Pension under Category - II.

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