The government led by Modi has made things easier for women who work for the central government.
Now, female government workers can choose their children to receive a family pension.
Before, they could only choose their husbands. If a government employee passed away, the spouse used to be the first to get the family pension. After that, it was the children’s turn.
What are the rules now
The government office for people’s work and retirement matters said that according to the current rules (Rule 50 (8) and Sub-Rule (9) of the CCS Pension Rules, 2021), if a government worker or retiree has a husband or wife when they pass away, the husband or wife gets the family pension first.
The family gets money after the government worker or retiree’s spouse can’t receive it or passes away. Then, the children and other family members can get the money.
Under what circumstances will relief be given?
The Pension Department got many questions from different government offices.
They wanted to know if a government worker woman who receives a pension can choose her child or children to get money if there are problems in her marriage, like a divorce case or issues related to domestic violence or dowry.
They also asked about situations where legal cases are filed under certain laws.
The question is whether the woman pensioner from the government can pick her child or children to receive money instead of her husband.
After discussing this issue among different government departments, they decided that if a government woman worker or a woman who used to work for the government is in the process of getting a divorce, or if she has experienced violence from her husband.
If a case has been filed under laws like the Women’s Protection Act, Dowry Prohibition Act, or the Indian Penal Code, then this woman can ask to prioritize her husband for the family pension. This means her eligible child or children would receive the pension after her death.
In these situations, the government has created rules to prioritize children when giving family money.
If a government worker or retiree is in the process of getting a divorce, or if they’ve filed a case against their husband for domestic violence, dowry, or under certain laws, they can ask their boss.
They can request that if they pass away while these matters are still ongoing, their children should get the family money before their spouse.
If the lady who asked for this later passes away, they will check a few things to decide who gets the family money.
They’ll see if the deceased government woman worker or retiree has a husband who is alive and if there are no children when she passes away.
If the husband can’t get pension money, then the family money will go to him.
If the child is young or has a disability, the person taking care of them will get the money until the child becomes an adult. The child will get the family money only after growing up.
If the child can’t receive the family money, they will keep getting regular payments until the husband passes away or gets married again.
The government believes that following this rule will support women who work for the government and those who used to work for the government.
