Can a daughter get a father's pension instead of a wife? Know what is its rule.
Pension Rules: Can a pensioner's daughter get pension instead of his wife. Is there any such provision regarding father's pension. Let us tell you about this.
After the death of any government employee in India, there is a provision to give pension to his family under the Central Civil Services Pension Rules, 2021. This facility of the government is called family pension. While working, the government employee nominates one of the family members for this.
So that if in any situation he does not live with the family and he dies, then his family does not have to face financial problems, they keep getting financial assistance. Family pension is given under Rule 54 of the Central Civil Services.
Under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rule 54, the entitled to take the pension of the pensioner after his death have been fixed. Which includes the life partner of the pensioner, which includes husband or wife. Children of the pensioner, parents or guardians of the pensioner and disabled siblings of the pensioner.
At the same time, this question also comes in the mind of many people regarding pension. Can the daughter of the pensioner get pension instead of his wife? Is there any such provision regarding the father's pension? Let us tell you about this.
According to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, the daughter is entitled to take the father's pension. Married and widowed daughters can take family pension. However, there are some different rules for this.
The daughter is eligible to take family pension till she gets married or gets a job. But if the daughter is physically handicapped from the mother. Even then she keeps getting pension. According to the rules, a widow or divorced daughter can get lifelong pension.
If the daughter is not married and does not get a job. So she is fully entitled to get family pension. If the daughter is the eldest among the siblings. So after the parents, he has full right to get family pension.
