GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
LOK SABHA
NPS FOR FAMILY OF
THE DECEASED
THE DECEASED
Unstarred Question No. 4010
Shri Yashvir Singh Neeraj Shekhar
Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- |
Answered on 05.09.2012
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Namo Narain
Meena) |
(a) whether the Government has paid family pension under the New
Pension Scheme (NPS) to dependents of the Central Government employees in harness; |
(a), (b) & (c): Yes, Sir. The Department of Pension &
Pensioners` Welfare has extended the benefits of family pension and Extraordinary family pension under the New Pension System (NPS) on provisional basis in the event of death of the Government employee while in service vide their Office Memorandum dated 5th May 2009. The family pension has been paid at the same rate as applicable in the old pension system. |
(b) if so, the details thereof;
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(c) whether they have been paid as per the old pension scheme
rules, in view of very less accumulation of their NPS fund which is insufficient for payment of pension/family pension; |
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(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the rate at which
pension is being paid to families of the deceased employees of the Central Government along with the details of formula devised to calculate their family pension under NPS; and |
(d) & (e): The details of family pension / Extraordinary
family pension payable under NPS are as under;
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(e) the time by when the Government is likely to be able to
provide clear cut guidelines in this regard in view of the sufferings of millions of employees under NPS? |
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