CLARIFICATION REGARDING PAYMENT OF FAMILY PENSION TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED/MENTALLY DISABABLED CHILDREN.

RBE No. 120/2012

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.F(E)111/2005/PN1/32           

New Delhi, dated: 25.10.2012.

The GMs/FA&CAOs,
All Indian Railways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)

Subject: Clarification regarding payment of family pension to physically handicapped/mentally disababled children.

A reference has been received from one the Zonal Railways seeking clarification on certain issues relating to grant of family pension to a son/daughter of a deceased Railway servant suffering from any disorder/disability of mind/mentally retarded or physically crippled/disabled  and is rendered incapable of earning a living even after attaining the age of 25 years of age, in terms of provisions contained in Rule 75(6) of the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare (DOP&PW), and the issues raised are clarified as under:-

Sl no	Clarification Sought	Clarification given
(a	Whether the clarification given by Board vide letter  of even number dated 15.01.2010 will be effective  from the date of issue of the letter or the similarly  placed past cases will also be covered.	(a) The past cases as indicated in letter of even number dated 15.01.2010 will also  be covered under the said instructions.  The financial benefits will accrue from the  date the family pensioner becomes entitled  to the family pension irrespective of whether the injury/handicap occurred/ manifested and whether the same was certified by the  competent medical authorities before or after attaining the age of 25 years.
(b	Whether the Board's clarification of even number dated 15.01.2010 are also  applicable in the case of physically disabled/mentally handicapped son/daughter of CPF/SRPF(C) r etirees who are eligible for grant of Ex-gratia payment for life on fulfillment  of the same very condition as specified for  such son/daughter of the government servant government servant governed by the  Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993. If applicable then from which date the clarification  will be effective i.e. whether past cases will also be covered and from which date the financial benefit will accrue in their cases.	(b) The clarification contained in this letter  and letter of even number dated 15.01.2010  will equally apply in the case of similarly placed children of CPF/SRPF(C) beneficiaries.

2  This disposes of Eastern Railway's letters no E787/O/Pen/pt-XXV dated 20.07.2012& 10.09.2012

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Mrs Sukhender Kaur

Joint Director Finance(Estt)