**Summary:**
The Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW), under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, has updated the Central Civil Service Pension Rules, 2021, to ensure divorced/widowed daughters of deceased government employees or pensioners receive family pension benefits. These provisions are detailed in the rules and Office Memorandum No. F. No.1112022PPWE, dated 26.10.2022. Similar rules apply to Railway and Defence employees/pensioners.
Specifically, if a deceased government employee/pensioner is not survived by an eligible spouse, son, daughter, or disabled child, family pension will be granted to an unmarried, widowed, or divorced daughter beyond the age of 25. This continues for life, until marriage/remarriage, or until she begins earning a livelihood, whichever occurs first. Eligibility is contingent upon the daughter's dependency on her parent(s) during their lifetime. For widowed daughters, the death of their husband must have occurred. For divorced daughters, the divorce must have taken place, or divorce proceedings must have been filed in a competent court, during the lifetime of the government servant/pensioner or their spouse.
This information was provided by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State. The release ID is 2158501, and the information was posted on August 20, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Pensions: The Indian government ministry responsible for personnel management, public grievances, and pensions.
Central Civil Service Pension Rules, 2021: A set of rules governing the pension benefits for civil servants in India.
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW): A department under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, responsible for pension policies and welfare of pensioners.
Office Memorandum No. F. No.1112022PPWE dated 26.10.2022: An official document issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW) related to pension matters.
Railway: Refers to employees and pensioners of the Indian Railways, covered under separate pension rules.
Defence: Refers to employees and pensioners of the Indian Defence forces, covered under separate pension rules.
Dr. Jitendra Singh: Union Minister of State Independent Charge for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the information was presented.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: FAMILY PENSION TO
DIVORCED DAUGHTERS
Posted On: 20 AUG 2025 6:00PM by PIB Delhi
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has notified the Central Civil Service (Pension)
Rules, 2021. Various provisions have been incorporated in these rules and in the Office Memorandum No. F.
No.1/1(1)/2022-P&PW(E) dated 26.10.2022 issued subsequently to ensure that a divorced/widowed
daughter of a deceased Government employee or pensioner covered under these rules gets family pension on
her turn. The same provisions as described hereunder are provided under separate Rules for Railway and
Defence employees and pensioners. In terms of these rules:
Where a deceased Government employee or pensioner is not survived by a spouse or son or daughter eligible
for family pension or if they die or cease to fulfil the eligibility conditions for family pension prescribed in
the above mentioned rules and there is no disabled child eligible to receive family pension, the family
pension shall be granted or continued to be payable to an unmarried or widowed or divorced daughter
beyond the age of twenty-five years for life or until she gets married or re-married or until she starts earning
her livelihood, whichever is the earliest subject to the conditions like the unmarried or widowed or divorced
daughter was dependent on her parent or parents when he or she or they were alive. Further, in the case of
widowed daughter, death of her husband and in the case of divorced daughter, her divorce took place or the
divorce proceedings filed in a competent court during the lifetime of the Government servant or pensioner or
his or her spouse.
This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science
and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of
Atomic Energy and Department of Space, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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(Release ID: 2158501)