Pension

Has the office demanded this certificate in writing, if not she should insist on so. I will check rules in spare time. You have liberty to remind me through PM. After 2 hours.

Learned Mr. Sudhir Kumar has given valuable advice. Kindly follow it.

You may make some inquiries e.g.

--From office in which bank a/c pension was being credited?

--From Bank you can obtain address and phone numbers etc. later if nrequired you can reuest the bank to provide a copy of last KYC documents submitted by your husband.

--From neibghouhood you can find out date of death. If death is natural at home   from Cremation Ground you can obtain cremation certificate.

--If death occurred in hospital you can obtain death certificate and cremation certificate.

--You can obtain Death certificate from MC.

Atleast to my knowledge there is absolutely no provision whereby the pension can be denied if the employee does not nominate anyone or is unable to submit death certificate of spouse.  Pension is a right earned by unblemished service.  

I shall be grateful if any other expert could enlighten me if I am wrong.

If your fiend is Central Govt employees the relevant extract if CCS(Pension) rules is as under:-

Rule 54 (1)    A Government servant shall, on his initial confirmation in a service or post, make a nomination in Form 1 or 2, as may be, as appropriate in the circumstances of the case, conferring on one or more persons the right to receive the ³[retirement gratuity/death gratuity] payable under Rule 50 :

    Provided that if at the time of making the nomination -

Rule 54(14)    For the purposes of this rule, -

NOTE 1. - Deleted.

NOTE 2. - Deleted.

Rule 53(1)    A Government servant shall, on his initial confirmation in a service or post, make a nomination in Form 1 or 2, as may be, as appropriate in the circumstances of the case, conferring on one or more persons the right to receive the ³[retirement gratuity/death gratuity] payable under Rule 50 :

    Provided that if at the time of making the nomination -

If your friend is state Govt employees there may be parallel provisions. If your wife is employed in central autonomous bodies then most of the bodies borrow these rules of have their parallel rules.

Thanks Mr. Kumar Daob.

We dont know his where abouts of his lie's last days nor anyof relative.

Thats why not able to get death certificate.

Thanks Mr. Sudhir.

We are going to ask the office in writing for the demand they raised for death certificate of her husband.

If no nomminee for the pension/death gratudity, is it necessary to submit the proof of no family, like in her

case where she can prove her daughter's marraiage but not her husband's death .

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