Liberalised Family Pension : Conditions

G.O.I, M.O.D. vide its letter No. 200847/Pen-C/71 dt. 24.2.72, decided to grant Liberalized Pensionary Awards equivalent to the basic pay +increments +rank pay +good service pay+ dearness pay + home saving element to the nominated heir of PBORs of Armed Forces personnel as well as NCs(E), (including APS and DSC personnel), who were killed in action or disabled in the operations against any neighboring country and as well as in following actions:

1. 1947-48 Kashmir Operations, international wars of 1962, 1965 (including Kutch and Kargil Ops.), 1971, as well as Goa and Hyderabad operations.
2. In warlike operations or border skirmishes either with Pakistan on ease fire line or any other country, operation against armed hostiles like Naga & Mizos and also while deployed in peace-keeping mission abroad.
3. During laying or clearance of mines .

These benefits were granted wef 1-2-1972 to the nominated heirs / NoKs of all personnel who were killed in above actions and operations from 1947-48 onwards.

Rates of Liberalised Family Pension

Liberalised Family Pension : Division & Transfer

If the recipient of family pension refuses to contribute towards other dependants/ eligible heirs division of family pension, including initial grant, can be done on the basis of an investigation report of the Br. Recruiting Officer. The ratio of division, however, will be decided by the PCDA (P) keeping in view the factual position brought out by the B.R.O. in his report subject to the condition that widow’s share should not be less than her of Ord Family Pension.

So far as transfer of family pension is concerned, when for any cause on Family Pension ceases to be payable to a heir other than the widow, it shall be transferred to the widow

Second Life Award

1. If the first recipient (other than the parents) of the family pensionary award dies/is disqualified earlier than 7 years (counting from the date of casualty), the award will be continued at the same rate to the parents as second life award, if still alive, for the balance of 7 years without any reduction. After the initial period of 7 years, the second life award will be continued at the rate of 60% of the Liberalised Family Pension.
2. Where the first life award was given to a parent and the widow remarries, the Liberalised Family Pension shall be regulated depending upon the period of widow’s remarriage as follows:-
1. If Widow continues to support the children or has no children:

Widow will get family pension equal to Special Family Pension (i.e. 60% of liberalized family pension or reckonable emoluments) from the date of remarriage and the parents will also get family pension at the rate of 60% of liberalized family pension for the balance of 7 years if the remarriage of widow takes place during 7 years of casualty. After the period of seven years or where remarriage of widow took place after seven years, widow will get family pension @ 60% Liberalised family pension and parents will get family pension at the rate of 30% of Liberalised family pension. On death or disqualification of parents, widow will get family pension equal to the Liberalised family pension for life.
2. If widow does not support the children:
Widow will get Ordinary Family Pension (i.e. 30% of reckonable emoluments) for life from the date of remarriage and the parents will continue to get first life award at the same are (i.e. full Liberalised family pension) for balance of seven years where remarriage takes place within 7 years of casualty, provided they support the children. Otherwise, the entitlement of parents will be equally divided between the parents and children. After the period of 7 years or where remarriage of widow takes place after seven years of casualty, parents will get family pension at the rate of 60% of Liberalised family pension provided they support the children; otherwise it will be divided equally between the parents and the children. On death/disqualification of parents of deceased service personnel, the senior most eligible child will get family pension at the rate of 60% of Liberalised family pension.
Note :Wherever children become beneficiary the award will be continued for a period and subject to conditions as applicable for grant of Special Family Pension

1. If Liberalised Family Pension is sanctioned as first life award to the Widow:

i	If She has Children :-
aa	If she continues to support children after re-marriage	Full Liberalised Family Pension to continue to widow
ab	If she does not support children after re-marraige	Ordinary Family Pension at 30% to widow. Special Family Pension at 60% to eligible children.
ii	If widow has no children	Full Liberalised Family Pension to Continue to widow



2. Where first life award is sanctioned to parents
The admissibility of Liberalised Family pension in such cases would be regulated as mentioned below. Where the first life award was given to a parent and the widow remarries, the Liberalised Family Pension shall be regulated depending upon the period of widow’s remarriage as follows:-
1. If Widow continues to support the children or has no children:
   Widow will get family pension equal to Special Family Pension (i.e. 60% of liberalized family pension or reckonable emoluments) from the date of remarriage and the parents will also get family pension at the rate of 60% of liberalized family pension for the balance of 7 years if the remarriage of widow takes place during 7 years of casualty. After the period of seven years or where remarriage of widow took place after seven years, widow will get family pension @ 60% Liberalised family pension and parents will get family pension at the rate of 30% of Liberalised family pension. On death or disqualification of parents, widow will get family pension equal to the Liberalised family pension for life.
2. If widow does not support the children:
   Widow will get Ordinary Family Pension (i.e. 30% of reckonable emoluments) for life from the date of remarriage and the parents will continue to get first life award at the same are (i.e. full Liberalised family pension) for balance of seven years where remarriage takes place within 7 years of casualty, provided they support the children. Otherwise, the entitlement of parents will be equally divided between the parents and children. After the period of 7 years or where remarriage of widow takes place after seven years of casualty, parents will get family pension at the rate of 60% of Liberalised family pension provided they support the children; otherwise it will be divided equally between the parents and the children. On death/disqualification of parents of deceased service personnel, the senior most eligible child will get family pension at the rate of 60% of Liberalised family pension

Ex-Gratia lump-sum Compensation who die in harness

Ex-gratia lump sum compensation is admissible to the families of personnel of Defence service who are killed while performing their duties in the circumstances mentioned below:-

Monetary Allowance to Gallantary Awardees

Admissibility for Monetary Allowance

1. These allowances shall be admissible to the recipient of gallantry awards and on his death to his lawfully married widow until her remarriage or death but if she remarries to real brother of deceased husband and live communal life the allowance will be continued to to the widow.
2. When the award is made posthumously to a bachelor, the allowance shall be paid to his father/ mother.
3. In case the posthumous awardee is widower, the allowance shall be paid to his son below 18 years or unmarried daughter.
4. The monetary allowance shall be paid in respect of all gallantry awards received by an individual.
5. Dearness Relief will not be admissible on monetary allowance.
6. This allowance is paid from the date of decoration.

Monetary Allowance attached to the Pre-Independence Gallantry Awards

Authority :GOI, MOD Letter NO. 7(119)/2008-D(AG) dated 30-3-2011 circulated vide this office Important Circular No. 9 dated 10.06.2011