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The size of the two shares shall be determined by t he Principal Controller of
Defence Accounts (Pensions) in consultation with the local civil authorities and, pending
such determination, half of the pension and gratuity shall be paid to the dependants of the
pensioner.

Note: For the purpose of resuming payment to the pensioner on his regaining sanity,
certificate of a Magistrate to that effect shall be obtained. His signature/thumb &
finger impressions will be records by the Pension Disbursing Authority on
Descriptive roll (IAFA-369)

(d) The person receiving the ordinary family pension as a guardian of such son or
daughter or such son or daughter not receiving the ordinary family pension through
guardian, shall produce a certificate, from a Medical Board comprising of a Medical
Superintendent or a Principal or a Director or Head of the Institution or his nominee as
Chairman and two other members, out of which at least one shall be a Specialist in the
particular area of mental or physical disability including mental retardation once, if the
disability is permanent and if the disability temporary, once in every five years to the
effect that he/she continues to suffer from disorder or disability of mind or continues to
be physically crippled or disabled.

Note- A certificate of guardianship issued in respect of persons with Autism, Cerebral
Palsy, Mental retardation and multiple disabilities issued under National Trust
Act by local level Committee is acceptable.

PAYMENT OF FAMILY PENSION IN RESPECT OF MENTALLY RETARDED
CHILDREN

87. (a) The family pension in respect of mentally retarded son or daughter shall be
payable through a person nominated by the Armed Forces Personnel or pensioner, as the
case may be, in case no such nomination has been furnished by the Armed Force
Personnel or pensioners during his life time, through the persons nominated by the spouse
of the deceased personnel or pensioner. Such personnel or pensioner can also appoint
legal guardian through Local Level Committee in terms of the National Trust for the
Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy Mental Retardation & Multiple
Disabilities Act, 1999 and Rules 2000.

(b) Nomination form for receiving family pension on behalf of mentally retarded
child to whom family pension is payable is as per Appendix XX to these Regulations.

ORDINARY FAMILY PENSION WHERE JOINTLY NOTIFIED IN PPO OF
THE PENSIONER

87-A On the death of the pensioner widow will submit death certificate of her husband
together with a certificate that she is not in receipt of any other family pension and the

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