Option for defence beneficiaries to draw family pension either from Defence or Civil source, whichever is more beneficial.

(19) Option for defence beneficiaries to draw family pension either from Defence or Civil source, whichever is more beneficial. - A number of representations have been received from the families of Armed Forces pensioners who are drawing their family pension from the Central Government/State Government/PSUs/Autonomous Bodies where deceased 1/30/2019 CHAPTER http://persmin.nic.in/pension/rules/pencomp7.htm#Amount%20of%20Pension 69/85 Armed Forces pensioners were re-employed. Such family pensioners are representing for being allowed an option to draw military family pension if the same is more beneficial. 2. The question of grant of such an option for drawing ordinary family pension for the Armed Forces service rendered by the Armed Forces pensioners has been under consideration of the Government for some time. The President is pleased to decide that the families of the Armed Forces pensioners who were in receipt of military pension till their death, (their widows/eligible members of the families drawing family pension from the Central Civil Ministries/Departments/State Governments/PSUs/ Autonomous Bodies) for the re-employed service of the deceased may now be allowed to exercise an option within two years from the date of issue of this letter or the date of death of the Armed Forces pensioners, whichever is later, to draw ordinary military family pension with effect from 1-1-1992, or the date following the date of death of pensioner, whichever is later, forgoing the family pension from the Civil source from that date. Such an option will be exercised in the form prescribed at Appendix to this letter. Those family pensioners who do not opt for drawal of ordinary military family pension within the stipulated period of two years, will be deemed to have opted for continued drawal of ordinary family pension from civil side. Action by family pensioners 3. The application form (as per Appendix) will be submitted in quardruplicate to the authorities indicated below duly countersigned by the Pension Disbursing Authority for civil family pension concerned - Commissioned Officers Personnel below officer rank Army (i) AG's Br./Org. 3 and 9, West Block III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110 066, in respect of all officers other than officers of AMC/ADC/MNS. Respective Record Offices (ii) Director-General, Medical Services, MPRS (O) `L' Block, New Delhi - 110 011, in respect of Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/MNS. Air Force Air Headquarters/Dte. of PP & R, West Block VI, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110 066. Air Force, Record Office, Subroto Park, New Delhi - 110 010. Navy NHC/Dte. of P & A, `D' Wing, Sena Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 011. Bureau of Sailors, Mankhurd Road, Cheetah Camp, Bombay. Action by the Civil Family Pension Paying Authority 4. The civil pension paying authority should scrutinize the entries/complete the entries in Part I of the application form and countersign in Part II of the application form and hand over the same to the family pensioner for onward transmission to Service Headquarters/Record Office concerned along with two copies of passport size photograph duly attested, two specimen signatures duly attested on a separate sheet of paper and two slips each bearing left thumb and finger impressions duly attested on a separate sheet of paper. At this stage no copy of the application will be retained by civil family pension paying authority. Action by the Service Headquarters/Record Office concerned 5. The concerned Service Headquarters/Record Office on receipt of the application will scrutinize the details furnished by the family pensioner in Part I of the application form with reference to the documents available at their end and indicate the amount of ordinary family pension on Defence side likely to be sanctioned or already endorsed in the Service/Retiring Pension Payment Order of the deceased Armed Forces Pensioners in the Part III of the application form. In case the family pension from the Civil side is more beneficial, the application form may be returned to the family pensioner with appropriate advice for reconsidering the option. In other cases where military family pension is more advantageous, the application form will be sent to the re-employing civil authority. At this stage no copy of the application will be retained by Service Headquarters/Record Office. Action by the Re-employing Civil Authorities 6. On receipt of application (four copies) from the Service Headquarters/Record Office concerned, the re-employing civil authority shall issue Cancellation PPO effective after the end of nine calendar months from the date three copies of the application form and three copies of Cancellation PPO are forwarded to the Civil Pension Paying Agency after 1/30/2019 CHAPTER http://persmin.nic.in/pension/rules/pencomp7.htm#Amount%20of%20Pension 70/85 completing Part IV of the application form. A copy of the application will be retained by them and suitable entries will be made in the service records of the deceased pensioner. Action by the Civil Pension Paying Authority 7. The Civil Pension Paying Authority shall complete Part V of the application form and forward two copies of the same to the concerned Service Headquarters/Record Office along with two copies of the Cancellation PPO. One copy of application and Cancellation PPO each will be retained for his record. Further action by the Service Headquarters/Record Office concerned 8. The concerned Service Headquarters/Record Office will take the following action:- (a) In cases where simultaneous notification/endorsement of Ordinary Family Pension does not exist on the Service/Retiring Pension Payment Order of the deceased Armed Forces pensioner, the application shall be processed in the manner as applicable in the case of pre-1964 family pension cases. A copy of the application along with a copy of Cancellation PPO in this case shall be sent to the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authority within one month of receipt of application form from the Civil Pension Paying Authority. A copy of the application and Cancellation PPO will be retained in his office. (b) In case where simultaneous notification/endorsement of Ordinary Family Pension already exists in the Service/Retiring Pension Payment Order of the deceased Armed Forces Pensioner, a copy of the application together with a copy of Cancellation PPO will be sent to the Pension Sancitoning Authority concerned for cancellation of simultaneous notification/endorsement of Ordinary Family Pension Payment Order and issue of fresh Family Pension Payment order by them. A copy of the application and Cancellation PPO will be retained in his office. Action by the Pension Sanctioning Authority of Armed Forces Pensioners 9. The concerned pension sanctioning authority will scrutinize the application form with reference to pension documents available/received in his office and notify the Pension Payment Order sanctioning Ordinary Family Pension in favour of the claimant. Necessary adjustment of the amount on the basis of difference in amount of civil family pension and Ordinary Military Family Pension and dearness relief thereon will be worked out by the PSA and indicated in the PPO for payment. The PSA will notify the PPO within a maximum period of 60 days from the date of receipt of claim from the Service Headquarters/Record Office. 10. The benefit of option under these orders will accrue with effect from 1-1-1992 or the date following the date of death of the deceased Armed Forces Pensioner, whichever is later. The option is available for one time and once exercised shall be final. 11. The Pension Regulations for the three Services shall be amended in due course. 12. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Division of this Ministry, vide their U.O. No. 2242-Pen. 92, dated 28-9-1992. APPENDIX (Reference in Para 3) Application Form for drawal of Ordinary Family Pension from Defence Source [To be furnished in quadruplicate] To ....................................................... ....................................................... Sir, I...................................widow/son/daughter of Ex. No...................................Rank ...................................... Name ............................................hereby opt to draw Ordinary Family Pension admissible to me on account of military service rendered by the above-named deceased Armed Forces Pensioner, with effect from 1-1-1992 (or the date following the date of death of the pensioner, whichever is later). The pension particulars of the above-named deceased are as under - 1/30/2019 CHAPTER http://persmin.nic.in/pension/rules/pencomp7.htm#Amount%20of%20Pension 71/85 (i) Pension Payment Order/PC No. (with Part, Descriptive Serial No. and year) ... ... ... (ii) Date of commencement of military pension ... ... ... (iii) Date of death of the deceased ... ... ... (iv) Particulars of Service Headquarters/Record Office (as per para. 3 of the Government letter) ... ... ... 2. I am in receipt of family pension from civil side on account of re-employed service of the above-named deceased Armed Forces Pensioner as per details given below - (a) Particulars of the Government/Department in which re-employed and post hled at the time of retirement/death ... ... ... (b) Particulars of the Civil Pension Issuing Authority ... ... ... (c) Civil Pension Payment Order No. and date ... ... ... (d) Amount of family pension ... ... ... (e) Amount of Dearness Relief (as on 1-1-1992, or the date following the date of death of the pensioner, whichever is later) ... ... ... (f) Date of commencement of family pension ... ... ... (g) Date of birth of son/daughter (in case family pension is sanctioned to son/daughter ... ... ... (h) Particulars of Treasury/PSB/Post Office, etc., from where civil family pension is being drawn ... ... ... (i) Treasury Serial No./Bank A/c No. ... ... ... 3. I hereby forgo my right to draw civil family pension from the date military family pension is sanctioned to me. I propose to draw my military family pension from Pension Paying Authority as per details given below - (a) Name of the Authority DPDO/TO/PSB ... ... ... (b) Address ... ... ... (c) Bank Account No. (if the pension is to be drawn from PSB) ... ... ... 4. I certify that I have not got re-married/married (in the case of daughter) after the death of the above-named deceased pensioner or I am not otherwise disqualified from receiving ordinary family pension. Date: Signature/Left hand thumb-impression Station: Name................................................ PART II [To be countersigned by the Civil Pension Paying Authority] Particulars shown in para. 2 (a) to (i) have been verified/completed. Countersigned Date: Signature of Civil Pension Paying Authority Station: (Seal) PART III [To be completed by the Service Headquarters/Record Office] 1/30/2019 CHAPTER http://persmin.nic.in/pension/rules/pencomp7.htm#Amount%20of%20Pension 72/85 (a) Amount of Defence Family Pension as per simultaneous notification/endorsement or likely to be sanctioned ... ... ... (b) Amount of Dearness Relief ... ... ... (c) PPO No. and date, if simultaneous notification/endorsement of family pension already exist ... ... ... Date: Signature of Service Headquarters Office/Record Office with Seal PART IV [To be completed by the re-employing Civil Authority] Certified that the particulars given in para. 2 (a) to (i) have been verified and found to be correct. The pension to the claimant will be stopped with effect from...............................(after the end of nine calendar months from the date the three copies of application duly completed are forwarded to the Civil Pension Paying Authority along with three copies of the Cancellation PPO). One copy of this application has been retained and necessary entries made in the pension records of the deceased pensioner/claimant held by this office. Signature................................................. Place: Designation............................................. Date: Office Seal PART V [To be completed by the Civil Pension Paying Authority] (a) The rate of family pension and relief as on 1- 1-1992 (or the date following the date of death of the pensioner, whichever is later) is as under - Family Pension ... ... ... Rs. Dearness Relief ... ... ... Rs. (b) Date of discontinuance of Civil Ordinary Family Pension consequent of issue of Cancellation PPO Certified that one copy each of the Application Form and the Cancellation PPO have been retained and necessary note for discontinuance of Civil Family Pension has been made in the records. Signature.............................................. Name.................................................. Designation......................................... Office Seal.......................................... PART VI [To be completed by the Service Headquarters/Record Office concerned] (a) Certified that an endorsement of Family Pension does exist/does not exist in the PPO No.................., dated....................., of the deceased Armed Forces pensioner. Or Certified that endorsement of family pension was made by the pension sanctioning authority, vide PPO No......................., dated............................., in terms of Ministry of Defence, O.M. No. 6 (4)/87/1369/B/D (Pens./Sers.), dated the 30th June, 1988. 1/30/2019 CHAPTER http://persmin.nic.in/pension/rules/pencomp7.htm#Amount%20of%20Pension 73/85 Or Certified that Military Family Pension has not been sanctioned to the claimant in respect of the abovenamed deceased Armed Forces pensioner. (b) The particulars given in para. 1 (i) to (iv) have been verified with reference to documents available at this end and found to be correct. (c) A copy each of this Application and Cancellation PPO issued by .............................(name of the reemploying Civil Authority) has been retained for record. Signature................................................ Name.................................................... Place: Designation........................................... Date: Office Seal ID No................................../DP/PGC/ Dated.................................................. FORM OF COMPLAINT To Pension Grievances Cell, Ministry of Defence, 206/A, Sena Bhavan, NEW DELHI - 110 011 Subject:- (i) Grant/Payment of Pension. Sir, My particulars/particulars of the deceased Government servant are as under - 1. Name ... ... ... 2. Regimental No. ... ... ... 3. Record Office/HOO ... ... ... 4. Rank ... ... ... 5. Date of Appointment ... ... ... 6. Date of discharge If granted pension - ... ... ... 7. PC/PPO No./Corrigendum PPO No. ... ... ... 8. PDO from where receiving pension ... ... ... 9. PS/TS/HO No. allotted by the PDO ... ... ... 10. Precise problem ... ... ... Yours faithfully, Address: Name: ( ) Please quote our ID No. in all your future reference to link the case. Dated: [G.I., Min. of Defence, Circular No. 10 (6)/92/D (Pens/Sers.), dated the 28th September, 1992.