Dependent parents and widowed/divorced daughter also included in the definition of family.

(24). Dependent parents and widowed/divorced daughter also included in the definition of family. - For the purpose of grant of Family Pension, the definition of Family shall also include: (a) Parents who were wholly dependent on the Government servant when he/she was alive provided the deceased employee had left behind neither a widow nor a child. (b) Son/daughter including widowed/divorced daughter till he/she attains the age of 25 years or up to the date of his/her marriage/remarriage, whichever is earlier. [G.I., Dept. of Pen. & P.W., O.M., No. F. 45/86/97-P. & P.W. (A), Part - I dated the 27th October, 1997, Para. 7.2. ] 2. Income Criteria:-- The income criteria in respect of parents and widowed/divorced daughters will be that their earning is not more than Rs. 2,550 per month. The parents will get Family Pension at 30% of basic pay of the deceased employee, subject to a minimum of Rs. 1,275 per month. They also will have to produce an annual certificate to the effect that their earning is not more than Rs. 2,550 per month. Further the Family Pension to the widowed/divorced daughter will be admissible till they attain the age of 25 years or up to the date of her re-marriage, whichever is earlier. 3. It has also been decided by the Government on the basis of the recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission and in partial modification of this Department's O.M.No. 1 (26)-P&PW/90-(E), dated 18-1-1993 that the Family Pension in respect of sons/daughters (including widowed/divorced daughter) will be admissible, subject to the condition that the payment should be discontinued/not admissible when the eligible son/daughter starts earning a sum of Rs. 2,550 per month from employment in Government, the private sector, self employment etc. It is further clarified that the Family Pension to the sons/daughters will be admissible till he/she attains the 25 years of age or up to the date of his/her marriage/remarriage, which ever is earlier. There is however, no change in the provisions about admissibility of Family Pension in respect of sons/daughters suffering from any disorder or disability of mind or who is physically crippled or disabled as mentioned in the OM, dated 18-1-1993. 4. Admissiblity of Family Pension to parents and widowed/divorced daughter will be effective from 1-1-1998, subject to fulfilment of other usual conditions. The cases where Family Pension has already been granted to sons/daughters after 1-1- 1998 before issue/implementation of this OM without imposition of earning condition need not be reopened. 5. These orders issue with the approval of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide their U.O. No. 53/E.V/98, dated 29-1-1998. [ G.I., Dept. of Pen. & P.W., O.M., No. 45/51/97-P.& P.W.(E), dated the 5th March, 1998. ]