The Union government has now amended the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules of 2021, in order to allow women government servants and pensioners to nominate their children for receiving family pension over their spouse, if at the time of their death, any proceedings for divorce, domestic violence, or dowry demands happen to be pending against the said spouse.
Till now, the rules provided for the family pension to first go to the surviving spouse and the children became eligible to receive it only after the death of the spouse. As a result, several women officials and pensioners were asking if it was possible to nominate children before the spouse in cases where divorce proceedings are underway or domestic violence cases are pending against the spouse.
The government noted that a large number of references had been received from various ministries and departments about whether women officials and pensioners are allowed to do this. The government also held consultations with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, following which it was decided to allow this.
