Family pension of deceased state government employees has increased

 The amount of family pension due to the child of a deceased employee of the state government has been increased. In case of death of the pension recipient government employee, his wife or husband gets family pension. In case of death of the family pension recipient, the pension is given up to 24 years if the child has no income of his own. 

Even if the pension recipient does not have a spouse, the child gets family pension till that age. Following the implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, the Finance Department has issued an order to increase the family pension of the child. 

The increased pension will be effective from January 2020. The maximum limit of family pension for a child whose parents were both pensioners has been increased from Rs 12746 to Rs 32760. The maximum limit for a pensioner has been increased from Rs 6848 to Rs 17600.