Can't delete daughter’s name from PPO unless intimated by Govt servant

No. 3(6)/2022-P&PW(H)-8326
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

8th. Floor 'B' Wing, Janpath Bhawan
Janpath, New Delhi-110001
Date: October 7, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Deletion of daughter’s name from the Pension Payment Order of Shri Anil Kumar Sood, AM-II (Voluntarily Retired), India Meteorological Department — reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ SFS File No. DGM-HQ-43011(10)/5/2022 Note dated 8/8/2022 regarding seeking guidance/direction of this Department on the subject mentioned above.

2. The matter has been examined in this Department. It is stated that there is no provision under CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 or CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 to delete the name of daughter from Pension Payment Order (PPO) of the Government servant. The daughter is assumed to be a member of family of Government servant as and when intimated by the Government servant in the prescribed proforma. Hence, the name of family members will remain in the PPO. The eligibility for Family Pension is decided after demise of Government servant according to existing rules. Ministry of Earth Sciences may take action accordingly.

3. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Ashok Kumar Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Phone: 23xxxxxx