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Sub-Section-III : Personnel Below Officer Rank (i) Widow – till her widowhood. Also refer Regulation 121.

(ii) CHILDREN: (a) In the case of an eligible son or daughter, till he/she attains
NOMINATION OF AN HEIR TO SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION the age of 25 years or upto the date of his/her marriage, whichever is earlier.

117. (a)Personnel Below Officer Rank may nominate any, one, of the members of the (b) The unmarried daughter above 25 years of age / widowed/ divorced/
family specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Regulation 107, as heir to the special family disabled daughter irrespective of her age would also be eligible for family pension
pension. for life, subject to conditions that her monthly earning from all sources is less than
Rs 2550/-per month.
Provided that a Gorkha recruited from, or whose family resides in Nepal may,

nominate in addition, another relative from amongst those specified in Regulation 107, as Note: .Family Pension shall be payable only after the other eligible children below
an alternative heir to special family pension. The second heir shall, however, be treated as the age of 25 years have ceased to be eligible to receive family pension and
a nominated heir only if the first is dead or disqualified on the date on which the Principal that there is no disabled child to receive the family pension.
Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) decides that the claim to special family pension

is admissible. (iii) Father – for life.

(b)The individual may change the nomination in favour of another eligible heir at (iv) Mother – till her widowhood.
any time during his service or after discharge.
Note -1 A mother who is a widow at the time of her son’s d eath or who

becomes a widow thereafter and has not re-married remains eligible.
ORIGINAL GRANT OF SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION

2 If the widowed mother had re-married before her son’s death, she
118. (a) Where there is a nomination –
shall remain eligible for special family pension, unless and until she
(i) If on the date on which the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts again becomes a widow and re-marries.
(Pensions) decides that the claim to special family pension is admissible, (v) Brother and sister- till he /she attains the age of 25 years or upto the date
the nominated heir is alive and eligible, the pension shall be granted to him of marriage whichever is earlier and has not started earning his/her
or her.
livelihood.
(ii) If on the date referred to above, the nominated heir is dead or disqualified,
the pension shall be granted to the heir who stands highest in the list of RATES OF SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION

living eligible heirs.
120. (a) Special family pension shall be calculated at a uniform rate of 60% of
(iii) If an heir (other than the widow) who is nominated for the special family reckonable emoluments last drawn subject to minimum of Rs. 2550/- per month
pension, waives his or her claim in favour of the widow, the pension shall irrespective of whether widow has child(ren) or not. There shall be no maximum ceiling of
be granted to her, provided she is eligible on the date referred to in sub special family pension.

clause (i) above.
(b)In case children become the beneficiary, special family pension at the same rate
(b)Where there is no nomination - mentioned in clause (a) above shall be admissible to the senior most eligible child
The special family pension shall be granted to the living eligible heir who stands highest in thereafter special family pension shall pass on to the next eligible child.
the list in Regulation 107 on the date on which the Principal Controller of Defence
Accounts (Pensions) decides that the claim to special family pension is admissible. SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION ON RE-MARRIAGE OF WIDOW

Provided where special family pension is to be granted to a son/daughter, the same 121. Special family pension on re-marriage of widow shall be regulated as under:-
shall be granted to the eligible child in the order of his birth irrespective of the sex of the (I)Where first life award sanctioned to widow:

child.
(i) If she has child(ren):- Full special family pension to
(a) If she continues to support continue
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY children after re-marriage

119. Special family pension shall be admissible to the members of family subject to the (b) If she does not support children
fulfillment of the following conditions:
after re-marriage Ordinary family pension equal to

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