National News / Government changed 50 years old law, now pension will not be stopped even if the pensioner is killed

Zoom News : Jun 30, 2021, 11:02 AM
New Delhi. The central government has changed the 50-year-old law linked to the pension. After the law came in 1972, the cases of murder of the pensioner (Government Pensioner) were moving. Murders were killed for pension only at home. Life partner or child, used to kill pensioners. In such cases, the government had done a 'suspended' family pension until there is no legal decision. If the accused was acquitted then the family pension was resumed again with the outstanding amount. If the accused was blamed then the pension of the family's next eligible member was resumed again with the outstanding amount. Keeping in mind the slow-moving Indian judicial system, this rule was not less than any major trouble for the rest of the family.

On 16th June the government has changed this rule. The government said that in such cases the family pension will not be suspended, but the next eligible member of the family (apart from the accused) will be given immediately, whether it is the children of the deceased or parents. In the new order, it has been said, "Provisions have been reviewed in consultation with the legal matters. 

The Ministry of Personnel said 'It is wrong to not give family pension to any other member of the family (such as dependent children or parents). It may take a long time to finalize the legal proceedings. Due to taking a long time, the eligible children / parents of the deceased may not have to face financial difficulties due to no family pension. '

According to the new rules, in such cases where the pension of that family will remain suspended if the eligible person to get a family pension or to kill the government employee to a crime. But till the end of the criminal proceedings in this regard, family pension can be allowed to family other eligible members.

In order, it has also been said 'if the government employee's husband or wife allegations and other eligible members are a minor child of the deceased government employee, then such a child will get profession through the appointed guardian. The child's mother or father (which is charged) can not be appointed as a parent with the purpose of removing the family pension. 

New orders have said that if the accused is later acquitted by the charge of murder, then the family will get family pension from the date of acquitted. From the same date, the family pension will be closed to other members of the family.

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