Extraordinary Pension and Family Pension Benefits for MP Police Personnel

This government order dated 23rd March 2005, issued by the Madhya Pradesh government's Finance Department, details provisions for family pension and relief benefits for families of deceased police personnel. Under Rule 5(2) of the MP Police Class III Non-Gazetted Family Pension Rules, 1965, the family of a deceased employee is entitled to a family pension equivalent to the emoluments (salary + grade pay) at the time of death until the employee's superannuation age, and thereafter up to half of the maximum pay. Relief payments are governed by Finance Department Order No. F.B.6/43/76/F-4 dated 5th October 1976. Importantly, relief is not admissible on family pension that includes dearness allowance. The order clarifies that from 1st November 2004, relief at the same rate as applicable to other family pensioners shall be granted on the family pension payable from 1st December 2004 onwards.