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Assam (Services) Pension Rules, 1969 to be amended to ease hardship of unmarried dependent daughter

Aug. 8: In the weekly Assam Cabinet on August 8, several key decisions related widening scope of Master Plans, framing a logistics policy, auction of seized vehicles, relaxing promotion norms to fill up posts of BDO, easing GIS payment norms, etc., among others were taken. The Cabinet Meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma. 

Family Pension for Unmarried Daughter: 

• Assam (Services) Pension Rules, 1969 to be amended to ease the hardship faced by unmarried dependent daughter of pensioner in availing family pension and to ensure apportionment by the unmarried daughter to all other eligible siblings like minor son, disabled child, another unmarried dependent child
• Approved an exhaustive checklist for application for the pension
• Added a provision that in case of complaint about the unmarried daughter not apportioning the pension to all the eligible beneficiaries, the Govt can apportion it equally among the eligible persons

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