Family pension, gratuity and other dues to the family on the death of a Railway servant during service

Payment of family pension, gratuity and other dues to the family on the death of a Railway servant during service: Railway Board Order dated 05.07.2021

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

RBA No.:- 37 / 2021

No. 2020/AC-II /21/3

New Delhi dated : 05.07.2021

General Managers ,
All Zonal Railways/ PUs

Sub:- Payment of family pension, gratuity and other dues to the family on the death of a Railway servant during service.

Ref:- Board ‘s letter no. D-43/ 43/ 2020-F(E)III dated 04.06.2021 (RBE No. 35/2021)

Attention is invited to Board’s letter ibid wherein instructions have been issued for expeditious payment of family pension and death gratuity to the family members of the Government servant who had died in the recent surge of the Covid -19 pandemic. in pursuance of DOP&PW’s O.M. dated 3.6.2021. These instructions inter alia envisage submission of details of settled cases by 10th of every month in the following format:-

Name and designation of the employee died since 1.1.2020

Date on which provisional family pension and provisional gratuity has been sanctioned

Date on which PPO was issued

Date on which other entitlements have been paid

Reasons for delay, if any and remedial action taken to avoid such delay in future

It is, therefore, requested to ensure submission of the above said information to Board’s Office by 5th of every month so that same could be sent to DOP&PW in time.

(Ajay Bartwal)
Joint Director Finance/ CCA
Railway Board

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