Babua Banerjee (Accountant Junior Tax Practitioner) (123 Points)
23 April 2018A physically Challenged Person ( 75%) doing small business ( yearly Income 2.60 lakhs as per last IT Return ). Is he eligible for family pension of his Retired Father ( Ex. Govt. Employee ) ?
Dhirajlal Rambhia
(SEO Sai Gr. Hosp.)
(178099 Points)
Replied 23 April 2018
When does a family member become eligible for the grant of family pension?
Normally, the amount of family pension is sanctioned and authorized at the same time as pension and indicated in the Pension Payment Order and is to be drawn after the death of the pensioner.
In case of Govt. servant dying while in service, the widow or widower has to make a claim in Form 14 to the Head of Office who will sanction and authorize the family pension through its Pay & Accounts Officer.
Where the deceased Govt. servant is survived only by a child or children, the guardian (in case of minor and/or mentally disabled child/children) or such child or children may submit a claim in Form 14, along with all relevant information/certificates, to the Head of Office for sanction and authorization of family pension.
In the case of death of a pensioner, the deceased pensioner's wife or a disabled child or dependent parents or a disabled sibling should apply in Form No. 14 along with a copy of the death certificate of the deceased pensioner to the Pension Disbursing Authority.
Where the pensioner and spouse held a joint account, Form 14 is not required and the spouse may inform the Bank of death of the pensioner by way of a simple letter enclosing a copy of death certificate. The paying bank will identify the spouse based on the information given in the PPO and its own “Know Your Customer” procedures. In other cases, i.e., where the pension is not being credited to the joint bank account of the pensioner and his/her spouse, the spouse is still required to submit Form 14 to the pension disbursing bank.
However, the condition of attestation of Form 14 has been done away with and giving witness of two persons has been considered as sufficient.The other children will apply to the Head of Office for sanction of family pension.
Mopre details Refer:: pensionersportal.gov.in/FAQ
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