Widow gets husband’s provident fund and gratuity but loses family pension due to a paperwork mistakeWidow got husband’s provident fund and gratuity but no family pension due to this fatal paperwork mistake; Delhi HC order explained.
02 Sep, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Widow loses family pension after 7 years: Government notification issued in 2005 can’t be applied retrospectively, rules Patna High CourtGovt employee died in a naxalite bomb blast in 2003. His widow received an ex gratia payment and a seven-year family pension. She sought an...
01 Sep, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
In 1906, she became a widow at 38 with two young daughters. What she did next made her the only woman to win two Nobel PrizesMarie Curie became a widow in 1906 at 38, raising two young daughters while continuing her scientific career. She succeeded Pierre Curie at...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh says welfare benefits worth Rs 91.66 crore to bring relief amid prolonged crisisManipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh distributed welfare benefits worth Rs 91.66 crore. These benefits were provided to nearly 2,4...
22 Jul, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
EPS 2026 replaces EPS-71, EPS-95: What has changed in new EPFO pension scheme and what remains the sameA new Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026, has replaced earlier pension schemes, effective June 29, 2026. While core benefits like the pension ...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
8th Pay Commission pension update: 5 key pension issues discussed in NC-JCM meetingCentral government employees' pension demands were discussed at the NC-JCM meeting. Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan assured that pension in...
19 May, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Widow wins right to higher pension and dues: Allahabad HC allows claim based on husband’s 1993 regularisationIn a significant ruling on February 5, 2026, the Allahabad High Court affirmed that a deceased employee's legal representative can claim te...
24 Feb, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Enhanced family pension: Parents of deceased govt employees must file separate life certificates to get pension at higher rateParents of deceased government employees must now submit individual life certificates annually to receive enhanced family pensions. This ne...
29 Oct, 2025, 03.41 PM IST
Family pension rules for widows: Centre explains who gets pension when deceased pensioner had two wivesThe Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has re-issued rules for settling claims. If a deceased government servant had two wives, ...
28 Oct, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
Family pension rules: Will pension be given to the second wife of a deceased government employee? All you need to knowFamily pension rules: The Department of Pension has announced an amendment to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, and Rule 50...
21 Oct, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
New pension rules: These female central govt employees can now nominate children for family pension instead of husbandThe Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare has announced that a woman central government employee can choose to nominate her child or ...
05 Jan, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
If EPS 95 member dies before retirement, when will the spouse get pension and how much?If an EPS member dies after retirement surviving spouse gets a pension which is typically 50% of what the member was getting. However, what...
13 Jul, 2023, 02.35 PM IST
How central govt employees' family pension will be paid in different conditions; check latest rulesOn the death of a government employee or pensioner, family pension will be paid to the widow or widower till he or she dies or remarries, w...
14 Mar, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
Documents required to avail pension in case of death of EPS pensionerThe Employee's Pension Scheme (EPS) was established in 1995 with the main goal of assisting employees in the organised sector.
31 Aug, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
OROP: NDA considers enhanced pension to widows of war disabledOROP issue may be settled but government is still grappling with a demand to give enhanced family pension to widows of disabled war veteran...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.16 PM IST
No end in sight to pension pangs of widows and widowersDespite the online ‘Bhavishya’ pension sanction and payment tracking system, widows/widowers — at around 47% of all cases — had to literall...
03 May, 2018, 08.01 AM IST
Government changes norm for widows to get pensionGovt has done away with requirement for widows to present themselves before 2 officers to verify the status for getting family pension.
24 Sep, 2013, 03.52 PM IST