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Hindustan Times
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Dependent parents of deceased govt employee entitled to family pension: HC
MUMBAI: The dependent parents of a deceased, unmarried government employee are entitled to family pension, the Bombay high court has ruled. 'We sincerely believe that if dependent parents have to keep their mind, body and soul together, law must ensure that they receive pension for sustenance,' said a division bench of justices Ravindra Ghuge and Ashwin Bhobe, while directing the Maharashtra government to clear the family pension proposal of a septuagenarian couple from Akola, who lost their son in 2008. In their petition, Vasantrao Deshmukh, 75, and his wife Snehalata, 75, claimed they were denied family pension after their unmarried son died due to a snake bite while working at a tribal school in October 2008. Two years later, in September 2010, the petitioners approached the project officer of the local Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) for family pension. ITDPs are designated areas where tribal people make up 50% or more of the total population. However, in November 2010, the authorities informed the petitioners that the biological parents of a deceased state government employee are not eligible for family pension. This prompted the couple to approach the high court. The advocates for the petitioners pointed out a government resolution (GR) dated January 22, 2015, issued by the state finance department, which said that family pension should be granted to 'wholly dependent parents of a deceased single government servant'. The state government, however, opposed the petition, contending that the biological parents of a deceased single government employee are not covered under the definition of family under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982. It added that the January 2015 GR could not be applied retrospectively to the case. After hearing both sides, the bench ruled that the couple was eligible to receive family pension, saying the GR was issued with a laudable objective to achieve social security for helpless aged parents. It added that the GR should be made applicable at least to the dependent parent/s surviving on the date of the GR, even if their single child died prior to its issuance. The court directed the state government to approve the petitioner's proposal, pay the arrears due and start paying them a regular pension from July 2025.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Old pension scheme extended for select school education and sports department cadres
Nagpur: The Maharashtra govt has expanded the scope of the old pension scheme for specific cadres under the School Education & Sports Department, following a GR from February last year. Now, principals and lecturers appointed under the Maharashtra Education Service (MES) Group-A and Group-B (Education Administration Branch) on or after Nov 1, 2005, based on advertisements issued before that date, are eligible for the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982, Maharashtra Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1984, and the Maharashtra General Provident Fund Rules, 1998. However, the decision left some educators dissatisfied. Ashok Gavhankar, general secretary of the Vidarbha Junior College Teachers Association, said, "This GR pertains to professors in the DIET department. However, there are similar teachers in private aided junior colleges, but the govt has not issued orders for them. Our association submitted a memorandum to the govt, but no decision has been made yet." Eligible officers, appointed through Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) recommendations following advertisements dated Feb 20, 2003, and Apr 8, 2004, were granted a one-time option to opt for the old pension scheme, as outlined in the govt's prescribed procedure. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo To facilitate this transition, new General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts will be opened for these officers. Additionally, their existing National Pension System (NPS) accounts will be closed, with the accumulated contributions and applicable interest transferred to the newly opened GPF accounts. Both serving and retired principals and lecturers must follow the procedural guidelines issued by the Finance Department to avail of these benefits. The principals of District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) have been designated as drawing and disbursing officers to oversee the implementation.
