As a gesture of gratitude, respect; MoD decides to give special family pension to kins

New Delhi, July 4: Before 2014, the Next of Kins (NOKs) of Armed Force Pensioner who got re-employed in the civil department after getting retired from military service were authorized to draw Ordinary Family Pension (OFP) either from the military side or from civil side whichever was beneficial to them. But now it has been decided by the Ministry of Defence that Special Family Pension (SFP)/Liberalised Family Pension (LFP), would be admissible on death of a pensioner who was re-employed in military service and if his death is attributable to military service, in addition to Ordinary Family Pension in respect of the previous military/civil service subject to fulfillment of other condition.

 

Defence Ministry’s letter dated 17.01.2013 & 21.03.2013, it was decided that the families of Armed Forces pensioners who got re-employed in civil departments/military after getting retired from military service and were in receipt of military pension till death, shall be allowed to draw family pension from military side in addition to the family pension, if any, authorized from the re-employed civil department.

The Government has been receiving grievances from various quarters for grant of dual family pension including Special Family Pension/Liberalised Family Pension where the death of the re-employed government servant is attributable to government service.