Family Pension Rules 2025: The Department of Employees’ Provident Fund and Pension (DoPPW) has said that if a government employee was a bachelor or widower and died, his parents can get family pension without any income condition.
If you are the parent of a government employee and are receiving a family pension after their death, it’s important for you to know the government’s new rules. The central government has made a major change related to family pensions. From now on, both parents will be required to submit a life certificate every year to continue receiving 75% of the family pension.
The Department of Employees’ Provident and Pension (DoPPW) has said that if a government employee was a bachelor or widower and died, his parents can get family pension without any income condition.
- If both parents are alive, they will be given pension at 75% of the last salary.
- If only one parent is alive, they will receive 60% of the pension.
Previously, the rules did not specify whether both parents were required to provide separate life certificates. Consequently, in many cases, the enhanced pension continued even after the death of one parent. The government has now corrected this error.
Now Life Certificate will have to be given every year
Under the new rule, both parents will be required to submit their life certificates every year. This will ensure that the enhanced pension of 75% is paid only as long as both are alive. If one of the parents dies, the pension will automatically drop to 60%.
The government has taken this step to ensure accurate and transparent pension payments, eliminating any irregularities. Previously, there was no provision requiring both parents to provide life certificates. Consequently, in some cases, a higher rate of pension (75%) was being paid even after the death of one parent. According to the government, this change was made to streamline the system and ensure accurate payments.
When and how to submit the life certificate
All pensioners are required to submit their Life Certificate by November 30 every year. If this deadline is missed, their pension may be temporarily stopped from December, and will resume only after the Life Certificate is submitted.
You can also submit the Life Certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Portal, Bank Branch, or Post Office.
 Who will be affected by this?
This new rule will be applicable specifically to those families where the government employee has died, the employee was unmarried or widowed, and the parents are receiving family pension. Now in all these cases, both the parents will have to submit Life Certificate every year.
The government has directed all departments to inform every pensioner about this change so that no one’s pension is stopped. DoPPW said that this rule has been implemented to ensure fair and transparent payments.
