PENSIONS - Family Pension to the Widowed/Divorced Daughter in Category-II - Restriction of Age Limit of 45 Years - Unmarried Daughter in Category-II - Clarificatory Orders

ORDER:

In the G.O.1st read above Government have issued orders duly amending and

substituting the Rule 50 (5) & (12) of A.P. Revised Pension Rules 1980 by

categorizing the eligibility of beneficiaries to receive family pension into Category-I &

Category-II.

2. Detailed procedure has been laid down in G.O.2nd read above for effective

implementation of the orders issued in the G.O.1st read above.

3. In the reference 3rd read above, Government have restricted the age limit of

45 years as eligibility of the family pension to the widowed/divorced daughter under

Category-II.

4. The Principal Accountant General (A&E) has requested to clarify whether the

45 years of age limit to be reckoned (a) On the date of death of pensioner/Family

Pensioner under Category-I (b) On the date of application by Widowed/Divorced

daughter since the number of family pension cases have been received before the

issue of Government Memo No.34021/70/HR-5/2018, Finance (HR-3-Pension-I)

Department, dt.11.07.2018 and the cases which are received prior to the date of

revised guidelines are to be finalized in exception of above order, vide their letter

dated 2018. Further, on the process of implementing the above orders certain

ambiguity are arisen by Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Director of State Audit

and Pensioner’s association in respect of eligibility of Family Pension under

Category - II.