MoD raises income limit of disabled dependents for family pension

The financial benefit will come into effect from February 8, 2021

The Ministry of Defence has enhanced the income criteria for grant of family pension to deceased pensioners' children or siblings with a permanent mental or physical disability.

Such dependents will be eligible for life-long family pension if “their overall income from sources other than family pension remains less than the entitled family pension at ordinary rate, i.e 30% of the last pay drawn by the deceased government servant or pensioner concerned plus the dearness relief admissible thereon,” a statement from the ministry said.

As of now, such dependents are eligible “if their overall monthly income from sources other than family pension is not more than ₹9,000/- along with dearness relief thereon.”

The financial benefit in such cases will come into effect from February 8, 2021.