GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
A B S T R A C T
PENSIONS – The family pension admissible to the disabled children,
of deceased Government servants/pensioners, after their marriage – Amendment - Issued.
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FINANCE (HRM.V) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No.
221
Dated:
21-11-2016
Read
the following:-
1. Government of India O.M.No. 1/33/2012- P&PW (E), dated
16.01.2013.
2.G.O.Ms.No. 95, GA(Spl.A) Dept, dated 28.02.2013.
3.G.O.Ms. No.77, Finance (HRM.V) Department,dt. 12.5.2016.
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ORDER:
Government of India in the reference 1st read above, has allowed that the disabled children are
eligible for family pension after marriage.
2. In the Government
Order second read above, the Government of Andhra Pradesh constituted the Tenth
Pay Revision Commission. The Tenth Pay Revision Commission, after due consideration
of the existing family pension rules recommended the following in respect of
sanction of family pension to the mentally retarded/ physically
challenged
children.
“The mentally retarded / physically challenged children should be
paid the family pension for their life irrespective of their marriage since the
concession is given as a welfare measure”.
3. Government after
careful examination of the matter has decided to allow family pension to the
mentally retarded / physically challenged children for their life time
irrespective of their marriage and hereby order that the existing provisions
under Rule 50(5) of APRPRs 1980 be amended by adding the following condition (vi)
under proviso (ii) to sub-rule (5) of Rule 50 of APRPRS 1980.
"(vi) The disabled son
or daughter shall be eligible for family pension even after marriage."
4. All pension
sanctioning authorities are instructed to examine the proposals in the light of
the above amendment and sanction the family pension to the disabled children of
the deceased Government servants/pensioners, even after their marriage duly following
the orders issued in the reference third read above.
5. The following notification shall be
published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309
of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the
following amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980.
AMENDMENT
The following shall be added as condition (vi) under proviso (ii),
sub-rule 5 of Rule 50 of Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules 1980.
"(vi) The disabled son
or daughter shall be eligible for family pension even after marriage."
{BY
ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERMENT OF ANDHARA PRADESH}
HEMA MUNIVENKATAPPA
SPECIAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
