Change in date of birth/age of family pensioners for payment of additional pension

Change in date of birth/age of family pensioners for payment of additional pension.

No. 1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Pol)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi – 110011

Dated : 23rd December 2014

To

The Chief of the Army Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject: Change in date of birth/age of family pensioners for payment of additional pension.

Sir,

In accordance with the instructions issued vide GOI, MOD letter no. 17(4)/2008(1)-D (Pen/Policy) dated 11.11.2008 and GOI, MOD letter No. 1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Policy) dated 18th Aug 2009, additional pension/ family pension is allowed on the basis of the date of birth/age recorded in the Pension Payment Order/Discharge Certificate or other office records. Only in cases where the details regarding date of birth/age are not available in the PPO/Discharge Certificate or Office records, additional pension/family pension to old pensioners/family pensioners has been allowed on the basis of following documents :-

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Dopt orders on alteration of date of birth of a Government Servant – reiteration of the instructions.

Dopt orders on alteration of date of birth of a Government Servant – reiteration of the instructions.

Rule 56 of Fundamental Rules states that except as otherwise provided in the rule, every Government servant will retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years. Provided that a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month on attaining the age of sixty years.

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