Scrapped for Enhanced Family Pension w.e.f. 01 October 2019
Ministry of Defence
Requirement of Minimum Qualifying Service Scrapped for Enhanced Family Pension w.e.f. 01 October 2019
05 OCT 2020
As per existing provision, there is a requirement of continuous qualifying service of 7 years for grant of Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate to NoK of Defence Forces personnel.
Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is calculated @ 50% of last Emoluments and Ordinary Family pension is calculated @ 30% of last Emoluments. Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is payable for 10 years without any upper age limit from the date following the date of death of the personnel in service. Where service personnel dies after release/retirement/discharge/invalidment with a pension, Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is granted for a period of 7 years from the date of death or up to attaining the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier.
The requirement of continuous qualifying service of 7 years is done away with w.e.f 1.10.2019 vide Govt. letter dated 05.10.2020
Further, Defence Forces personnel who died within ten years before the 1st day of October 2019 without completing continuous service of 7 years, his family shall also be eligible for family pension at enhanced rate w.e.f 1.10.2019.
Source: PIB
Raj says
In my above post I want to add that
in 1st MACP I got 2800 grade pay
in NFSG I got 4200 grade pay + 3% increment
Raj says
Joined in pay scale 4000-6000 in 1998
Received 1st MACP wef 01.05.2008
Received NFSG in 4200 grade pay wef 01.022013
Got promoted in 4600 grade pay in October 2013 without increment only received grade pay difference 4600-4200 = 400
Office is counting 1st MACP and NFSG as two promotions and denied 2nd MACP. they will give 3rd MACP in 2023 if not promoted. Please guide. My colleagues who have not got NFSG have received 2nd MACP in 1.5.2018. Whether NFSG is to be counted for purpose of MACP. please guide.
M.K.KUMAR says
Since you got three upgradations of basic pay so up to retirement no upgradation in your basic pay. NFSG also one upgradation.