News Desk : dhakamirror.com
Government employees’ pensions and retirement benefits have been modified by the government, allowing their grandchildren to receive them in the event that no other eligible nominee is available.
In this regard, a notification was released by the finance ministry today, November 10.
The amendment comes amid a legal complication in this regard following the recent death of an additional secretary of the Cabinet Division.
Following a government employee’s death, if they do not have any living spouse or any children, their grandchildren will enjoy the pension facilities, dictates the amendment.
However, in this case, the age of the employee’s children must be above 25 years.
Similarly, if the employee does not name anyone as the nominee for their pension, all members of his family will get the benefits equally. In this case, grandchildren will not be eligible for the facilities if they are below 18 years old.
Moreover, in the case of the death of a pensioner’s son, a pensioner’s married daughters, whose husbands are alive, will not be eligible for gratuity benefits.
As per existing rules, family pension is available for at least 15 years. The Family Pension Rules, 1959 have made nomination compulsory, but as it is not in force, it is prohibited to give this benefit if the son of the employee is over 25 years of age at the time of the death of the employee.
On the other hand, the married daughter of a pensioner also does not get this benefit.
The most recent amendment was made in response to the death of Sanjida Sobhan, the late additional secretary.
The children of the deceased inability to qualify for pension benefits, resulted a legal dispute over who among her family members will receive them.
– Input from TBS was used in this article.
