7th CPC recommendations Relating to Defence Family Pension

The principal demands made before the Seventh CPC in respect of family pension in respect of Defence Forces personnel are as follows:

i. Enhanced Ordinary Family Pension to be made admissible for a duration of 10 years after death of the individual, both in harness as well as after retirement.

[Read: 7th CPC recommendations on Enhanced Ordinary Family Pension in Defence ]

ii. Special Family Pension at the rate of 80 percent of the last reckonable emoluments as against the existing level of 60 percent.

[Read:7th Pay Commission : Special Family Pension in Defence ]

iii. Additional quantum of family pension with advancing age should commence at the age of 70 for JCOs/Other Ranks instead of 80 as prevails today.

[Read: 7th CPC on Additional Quantum of Pension with Advancing Age for Defence pensioners ]

iv. Inclusion of war injury element/disability element in computation of family pension for widows of ex-servicemen who were in receipt of war injury pension/disability pension and commutation of the war injury element/disability element, if already not done by the individual prior to his demise.

[Read:Inclusion of War Injury Element/Disability Element in Computation of Family Pension ]