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Pension Regulation Air Force 1961 Part - I

father or the mother if he or she or both are destitute and are eligible provided
that --

the pension to be continued, plus

(i) the average monthly income of the father or mother or both from
permanent source, and
(ii) the average monthly contribution which the living son(s) whether
willing or unwilling to support, is (are) in a position to make towards
his and/or her support.

Does not exceed the full family pension admissible.
(b) The maximum amount of pension which can be continued in any
individual case shall be Rs.25 per mensem.

(c) A child in receipt of a children’s allowance shall not be eligible for the
continuance of a special family pension. When the pension, or a portion
thereof, is continued to any relative, the children’s allowance shall be
paybale at the ordinary rate without the 50 per cent increase referred to in
regulation 213 with effect from the date of such continuance.

(d) Continuance of a special family pension beyond the second life shall
not be permissible. The grant of a special family pension to the second
eligible heir under regulation 197 (b) shall be treated as the grant of
second life pension.

(e) The continuance of a family pension (or the rectification of the rate
where the continuance of such pension has already been sanctioned but
at a lower rate through error of facts) shall be sanctioned from the date of
application, subject to the grant of a maximum of five years’ arrears
preceding the date of the pension payment order notifying the award or
increase. In a case, however where no action has been taken on a
previous application, or it has been turned down in error and the applicant
has not resubmitted the claim for more than a year afterwards, arrears
shall be allowed, subject to the above maximum, from the date of the
application which is pursued to a finality and leads to the award of
increase or pension.

When payment of family pension ceases

205. The payment of family pension shall cease when the recipient ceases to
fulfil the conditions of eligibility under regulation 195 or on his/her death,
whichever is earlier.

Family gratuity

206. (a) A gratuity at the rates laid down in clause (c) below may be granted in
addition to special family pension to the family of an individual who --

(i) is killed in action or dies from wounds sustained in action; or
(ii) is killed, otherwise than through his own serious negligence or
misconduct, while on flying duty or parachute jumping duties in a
service aircraft or while being carried on duty in a service aircraft
under proper authority, or dies of injuries sustained in such
circumstances; or

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