Circular No. 516 Dated: 06.11.

2013


To,
The OI/C
Records/ PAO (Ors)
.
.

Subject: Implementation of income criteria for dependent parents of Armed Forces
Personnel for grant of two family pensions.

Reference: This office Circular No. 400 dated 05.12.2008.



As per para 11.2 of MOD letter No.-17(4)/2008(2)/D(Pen/Pol) dated 12.11.2008 the
dependency criteria for the purpose of family pension shall be the minimum family pension
along with dearness relief. Now the Ministry of Defence has clarified that the GOI, Ministry of
Personnel, PG& Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners welfare no.- 1/11/2011-
P&PW(E) dated 30
th
November 2011 (copy enclosed) is applicable mutatis mutandis on family
pensioner of Armed Forces wherein the family pension admissible to beneficiary in respect of
one deceased employee/pensioner is not to be counted as income for the purpose of
determination of eligibility for another family pension which is admissible in connection with
another deceased employee/pensioner. However, any other income/earning of the beneficiary
under consideration will be counted towards income for deciding eligibility for family pension.

2- In case the family pensioners are self employed or are in receipt of income from
source other than employment, Income Certificate furnished by the concerned beneficiaries
themselves may be accepted for the purpose under provision of GOI, MOD letter No. -
1(3)/99/D(Pensions/Services) dated 24.11.1999. All other conditions being remain same as
described in MOD letter No B/38207/AG/PS4(b)/931/B/D(Pens/Ser) dated- 26.08.1998 and
MOD letter No 1(3)/99/D(Pen/Ser) dated 24.11.1999.

3- In view of the above, it is requested that all such cases may be reviewed and the all
affected cases may please be send to G-4 section of this office for issuing PPOs. This Circular
has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in. for disseminating the all
concerned.

No. Gts/Tech/0113/LXIII
Dated: 06.11.2013
Addl. CDA (P)

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UIUI IIU @IXIIU-211014
O/o THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSION)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Copy to:
1. The Dy. Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of PPG & P (Deptt. of P & PW), Lok Nayak
Bhawan, New Delhi.
2 Director (Pensions), Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence D (Pen/Sers), Sena Bhawan,
Wing A New Delhi.
3. Army HQrs AGs Branch, PS-4(b) DHQ, PO New Delhi 110011.
4. AHQ GS Branch, TA Directorate, DHQ PO New Delhi 110011.
5. Naval HQrs, PP & A, DHQ PO New Delhi.
6 DPA, Vayu Bhawan, New Delhi 11.
7 The Director, Air HQrs PP & R, West Block-VI, R. K. Puram, New Delhi 110066.
8. Sr. Dy. CGDA(AT-II), O/O the CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt -110010.
9. PCDA (Navy) No.-1, Cooperage Road, Mumbai 400039.
10. PCDA (WC), Chandimandir, Chandigarh
11 CDA (AF), West Block-V, R. K. Puram, New Delhi 110066.
12 CDA, Chennai
13. CDA (PD), Meerut
14. JCDA (AF) Subroto Park, New Delhi 110010.
15. Director of Audit, Defence Service, New Delhi
16 Director MP8(I of R)Integrated HQ of MOD(Army)AGs Branch, Addl Dte Gen of
MP/MP8(I of R) West Block-III, R K Puram, New Delhi 110066
17. All Addl CsDA/Jt. CsDA in Main Office.
18. All GOs in Main Office.
19. The OI/C, G-1(M), AT(ORs)-Tech. & G-1/Civil (Tech.)
20. All SAOs/AOs/AAOs in Gts/Ors Complex.
21. The OI/C, EDP Manual.
22. The OI/C, EDP Centre.
23. The OI/C, EDP Centre (PHP).
24. The OI/C, EDP Centre (Website) for putting this circular on the Website.
25. All Sections in Main Office.
26. OIC,G -2 Section
27. OI/C, G - 3 Sections.
28 OI/C, G - 4 Sections
29. OI/C O & M Cell
30. The OI/C, DPTI Cell
31. OI/C Complaint Cell
32. The OI/C, Reception Centre
33. Defence Pension Liaison Cell.
34. Spare

(R.N. TEWARI)
Sr. A.O. (P)