What is the procedure for joint notification of family pension in respect of Armed Forces Pensioners?
Joint notification of family pension simultaneously with service pension in the same PPO in respect of PBOR commenced from 1.3.85 i.e. the PPOs notified on or after 1.3.85 were issued sanctioning family pension with service pension. However, this joint notification of family pension is done only in favour of wife. Children, parents etc. are not covered under joint notification system. Joint notification is also not done in cases of more them one wife or in cases of re-employment. For those who were sanctioned pension prior to 1.3.85, in their cases endorsement of family pension on the PPOs of living pensioners was issued under Ministry of Defence Letter dated 30.06.88. For this purpose, pensioner is to apply on Appendix I to MOD letter dated 30.06.88 with joint photograph of spouse and send it to the concerned RO through his PDA. PDA after verification of entries in the application will send it to RO concerned who will send the application form to PSA for endorsement of family pension.
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