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the recipient other than the widow as per clause (a) above, shall immediately pass on the
information to the Record Office concerned.

(c) The Record Office on receipt of the information as per clause (b) above, or
from any other sources, shall initiate the claim for the transfer of special/liberalised
family pension and send family pension claim form as per Appendix VIII to these
Regulations in triplicate to the widow and on receipt of the claim form duly completed by
the widow, forward the claim along with the following documents to the Principal
Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions): -
(i) Certificate of death/disqualification of the original recipient based on
investigation by the civil authorities.
(ii) Explanation for the delay by the Record Office in case of belated claim
together with the original application of the widow, if any, received.
(iii) Sheet Roll

(d) Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) within one month of the
receipt of the claim from the Record Office, notify the transfer of the special/liberalised
family pension to the widow, if otherwise admissible.

CONTINUANCE OF SECOND LIFE AWARD OF SPECIAL/LIBERALISED
FAMILY PENSION TO PARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS

45. (a) On receipt of the intimation of the death or disqualification of the first life
awardee of special/liberalised family pension, the Record Office shall forward 3 copies of
claim form for family pension as per Appendix VIII to these Regulations to the heir
eligible for the second life award, for completion and return.

(b) On receipt of the application forms for family pension duly completed from
the claimant, the Record Office shall forward within one month the claim (in duplicate)
to the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) along with the following
documents: -
(i) Death certificate, (an extract from the village or municipal death
register) in respect of the original recipient, if such a recipient is dead or
certificate of disqualification for payment of special family pension.
(ii) Sheet Roll
(iii) Delay report of the Record Office or explanation of the claimant in case
of belated submission of the claim.
(iv) A self-declaration as per Appendix VII to Pension Regulations for the
Army, Part I, (2008) from the claimant that he was dependent on the
deceased soldier for pecuniary need.
(c) The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) after examining
the case shall sanction the continuance of special/liberalised family pension in favour
of the claimant, if otherwise admissible.

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