Government of Pakistan, Finance Division (Regulations Wing) issued a Notification on 22-01-2025 in connection with Clarification Ordinary Family Pension 2025 for Federal pensioners. The details are as follows:
Clarification Ordinary Family Pension 2025
In this Notification the following main points, the Finance Division clarified and gave answers to the various queries:
- Applicability of FD OM Dated 10-09-2024
- Treatment of Minor Children for Grant of Ordinary Family Pension
- If the Minor Child Does not remain minor during the receipt of the Family Pension
- Entitlement of Family members and Order/Priority
Notification No: No. F. 9(3)/Reg.6/2024-264
Dated: 22nd January, 2025
The undersigned is directed to refer to Finance Division’s O.M. No. F. 9(3)R-6/2024-264 dated: 10.09.2024 on the above subject and to state that the Finance Division receives numerous queries about the O.M. To address those queries, it is clarified as follows:
Queries and Answers / Clarifications
Sr. No. | Query | Clarification |
1. | Applicability of the Finance Division’s O.M dated: 10.09.2024 to the existing family pensioners. | As clarified in Finance Division O.M No. 9 (3)-Reg.6/2024-300 dated 10-10-2024, the decision will apply to those family pensioners who become eligible for family pension on or after the issuance of the O.M. Hence, it applies to cases after 10.09.2024. |
2. | Treatment of minor children for grant of ordinary family pension. | Family Pension to minor children will be admissible till the age of 21 years as per the eligibility criteria, priority, and manner prescribed in Finance Division’s O.M No. 1(13)-Reg.6/83 dated 23.10.1983. |
3. | What if a minor child ceases to be a minor during receipt of a family pension? | Once a child is no longer a minor, they will not be entitled to receive a family pension as a minor child. After the death or ineligibility of the spouse, the Ordinary Family Pension remains admissible to other entitled members for 10 years or the unexpired portion. |
4. | Entitlement of family members and order/priority in which family pension will be granted. | In cases where the widow drawing family pension becomes disqualified after 10.09.2024, unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters will become eligible. The family pension will remain admissible for 10 years or the unexpired portion of the 10 years. |
Copy Submission
Copy also forwarded for information to the following offices:
- President’s Secretariat (Public), Islamabad.
- President’s Secretariat (Personal), Islamabad.
- Prime Minister’s Office (Internal), Islamabad.
- Prime Minister’s Office (Public), Islamabad.
- National Assembly Secretariat, Islamabad.
- Senate Secretariat, Islamabad.
- Election Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad.
- Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad.
- Federal Shariat Court, Islamabad.
- AGPR (Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Quetta).
- Pakistan Mint, Lahore.
- Auditor General of Pakistan, Islamabad.
- Federal Public Service Commission, Islamabad.
- Capital Development Authority, Islamabad.
- Cost Accounts Organization, Islamabad.
- Military Accountant General, Rawalpindi.
- Directorate of National Savings, Islamabad.
- Chief Accounts Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad.
- Chief Accounts Officer, Pakistan Railways, Lahore.
- Secretariat Training Institute, Islamabad.
- Federal Tax Ombudsman’s Secretariat, Islamabad.
- DG Post Offices, Islamabad.
- Ombudsman’s Secretariat, Islamabad.
- Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Islamabad.
- All Chief Secretaries/Finance Secretaries of Provincial and AJK Governments.
- Directorate General of Inspection & Training, Karachi.
- Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority, Islamabad.
- National Accountability Bureau, Islamabad.
- Intelligence Bureau, Islamabad.
- Member (Finance), KRL, Islamabad.
- Controller General of Accounts, Islamabad.
- Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi.
- President, National Bank of Pakistan, Karachi.
- PP&A Directorate, GHQ, and Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi.
- Web Administrator, Finance Division, Islamabad (for uploading at www.finance.gov.pk).
As far as clarification, the new ordinary family pension rules will be implemented for those pensions who became eligible on or after 10-09-2024. Special Thanks to Mr. Muhammad Saleem for sending the copy of the Notification of queries and answers for ordinary family pension.
You may also like: Public Holidays 2025 (Federal Notification)