GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT AUDIT BRANCH

No. 11585-F Calcutta, the 19th October, 1987

MEMORANDUM

Subject : Grant of ad-hoc family pension to the widows of State Government employees.

The question of granting some financial assistance to the widows of State Government employees who died while in service prior to 1. 4. 65 but after 15. 8. 47 has been under consideration of Government for sometime past. After careful consideration of the matter, the Government has been pleased to decide that such widows of State Government employees who died while in service prior to 1.4.65 but after 15.8.47 may be granted lump sum ad-hoc family pension of Rs. 150/- (Rupees one hunderd fifty only) per month with effect from October 1, 1987 irrespective of the pay drawn by the deceased employee concerned.

2. The Governor has further been pleased to decide that the amount of monthly ad-hoc family pension admissible in terms of Finance Deptt. Memo. No. 6153-F, dated 13.8.81 read with Memo. No. 6755-F, dated 24.6.82 be enhanced to Rs. 150/- (Rupees one hundred fifty only) per month with effect from October 1,1987.

3. The ad-hoc family pension as mentioned above will be admissible to such widows of State Government employees who at present are not in receipt of any kind of pension whatsoever from any Government, provided that if anybody otherwise eligible to get this ad-hoc family pension be now, in receipt of widows/old age “pension under the Scheme for such pension sanctioned by the Relief & Welfare Department “ applies for this pension, she will be sanctioned this pension in lieu of the existing widow/old age pension of the Relief & Welfare Department applies for this pension, she will be sanctioned this pension in lieu of the existing window/old age pension of the Relief & Welfare Department, if she is otherwise eligible. The widows who are in receipt of ex-gratia family pension in terms of Finance Department Memo. No. 3258-F, dated 28.3.80 read with Memo. No. 5982-F, dated 5.8.81 will also be sanctioned ad-hoc family pension with effect from the date of expiry of the term of ex-gratia family pension or with effect from 1.10.87, whichever is latter. Henceforth no ex-gratia family pension will be sanctioned. The ad-hoc family pension will be paid till death of the widows(s) concerned. The ad-hoc family pension will not be admissible in those cases where the widows were alive on 1.10.87 but died subsequently before they could apply for the ad-hoc family pension. In cases where ex-gratia family pension has been sanctioned life of the widow, those cases need not be re-opened. 4. The widows will have to submit application to the competent authority in the form as at Annexure ‘A’ in duplicate and 4 (four) copies of passport size photographs duly named and attested, descriptive roll in the form as at Annexure ‘C’ in triplicate duly attested and 3 (three) slips bearing their signature of Left thumb and Fingers Impressions duly attested and the application form in duplicate for payment of pension through Public Sector Banks in Calcutta as at Annexure ‘D’.

Sanction of this ad-hoc family pension will be issued by the authority competent to sanction pension to the Government employee concerned, to the Accountant General, West Bengal along with a copy of application in Annexure ‘A’ certificate in Annexure ‘B’ (to be issued by the competent authority), three copies of passport size photograph duly named and attested, descriptive roll in duplicate duly attested, three slips bearing signature of Left Thumb and Fingers Impressions duly attested and application for payment of pension through Public Sector Banks in duplicate.

5. The Accountant General, West Bengal will issue Pension Payment Orders in these cases in the same manner as normal pension is paid to superannuated/retired Government employees.

6. The ad-hoc increases/relief on pension sanctioned to the State Government pensioner will not be admissible to the holders of ad-hoc family pension sanctioned in this order.

7. The charge will be debited to the head “2071-Pension and Other retirement Benefits”.

Sd/- S. K. Chakrabarti Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of West Bengal Finance Department

Note : The amount of ad-hoc family pension as sanctioned in para (1) has been modified at Rs. 375/-w.e.f. 1.10.87 vide Memo. No. 7532-F dated 6.7.88 at page 251 and Rs. 400/-w.e.f. 1.5.92 vide Memo No. 1066-F (Pen) dated 2.6.92 at page 178.