The government has eased pension rules for the families of missing Central government employees. The family members would immediately get the pension benefits after a government employee has gone missing and not wait to get declared dead in government records or the seven-year-period.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) has notified the new pension rules. A senior government official said that the decision has been taken amid reluctance by Central government officials to go on deputation to Jammu and Kashmir.
A statement issued by DOPT on Monday said, “In a major relief, particularly for government employees serving in militancy affected areas like Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast as well as Naxal prone pockets” Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh has announced that the government has relaxed family pension rules for missing Central government employees.
