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In a landmark move with significant socio-economic implications, the Centre has announced a groundbreaking decision, allowing female employees to nominate their sons or daughters for family pension, instead of their husbands..
The official statement, released on Monday, highlighted the change in family pension rules for government servants or pensioners...
Under the recently introduced amendment to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, female government employees or pensioners can now designate their eligible child or children to receive the family pension in the event of their demise..
He stated, "In a path-breaking decision with far-reaching socio-economic impact and in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy to provide equitable rights to women, the government has amended the long-standing established rule, thereby granting the woman employee the right to nominate her son or daughter for family pension, instead of her husband as has been practice so far."..
According to the Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW), a female government servant or pensioner must submit a written request to the concerned head of the office, specifying that family pension should be granted to her eligible child or children in precedence to her spouse, in the event of her demise during ongoing proceedings..
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