2 family pension for unmarried dependent daughter

Dear Client,
According to sub-rule 6(iii) of Rule 54 of the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972, and the circular dated 29/04/2011 of the Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare, GOI, the family pension is payable to the unmarried/widowed/divorced daughter until she gets married or remarried or until she starts earning her livelihood, whichever is earlier. As per Sub-Rule 13 of Rule 50 under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 issued by the Ministry of Perosonnel, Public Grievance and Pensions vide Notification-GSR 868E(13) dated 20/12/2021, in case, both wife and husband are Government servants and are governed by the provisions of this rule and one of them dies while in service or after retirement, the family pension in respect of the deceased shall become payable to the surviving husband or wife and in the event of the death of the husband or wife, the surviving child or children shall be granted the two family pensions in respect of the deceased parents, subject to the limits specified below, namely,- (i) if the surviving child or children is or are eligible to draw two family pensions at the rate mentioned in sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii) of clause (a) of sub-rule (2), the amount of both the family pensions shall be limited to one lakh twenty-five thousand rupees per mensem; (ii) if one of the family pensions ceases to be payable at the rate mentioned in sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii) of clause (a) of sub-rule (2), and in lieu thereof the family pension at the rate mentioned in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-rule (2) becomes payable, the amount of both pensions shall also be limited to one lakh twenty-five thousand rupees per mensem; (iii) if both the family pensions are payable at the rates mentioned in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-rule (2), the amount of two family pensions shall be limited to seventy-five thousand rupees per mensem. According to sub-rule (14)(a) of Rule 50 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 2021, a child of a Government servant or a pensioner, while claiming family pension on the death of the said government servant or pensioner, shall indicate against the specific column in Form 10 whether or not he or she is eligible for another family pension under this rule in respect of the other parent and, if so, the amount of family pension admissible to him or her from that source. In view of the above provision of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 and notification dated 20/12/2021, a person is eligible for two family pensions, subject to the limit as prescribed under the relevant pension Rules. For precise information and clarification on the subject, you may write to the Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare, GOI.