Assam Services (Pension) Rules, 1969 to be amended to include Compassionate Family Pension (CFP): Cabinet

Aug. 19: In the weekly Assam Cabinet on August 19, several key decisions related retirement of medical college faculty members, reengagement of ex-HPC workers, medicines for Govt hospitals, service rules of Land Records staff, automated vehicle testing stations, solar power plant, revise pension guidelines etc, among others were taken. The Cabinet Meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma. 

Support to kin of deceased Govt employees:

Assam Services (Pension) Rules, 1969 to be amended to regularise guidelines and insert Compassionate Family Pension (CFP) Scheme in the rules for providing immediate financial support to families of employees.

Features:

❖ Families of deceased Govt servants, who die in harness, will be able to draw 100% of the last pay drawn by the deceased which shall continue till the deceased’s deemed date of superannuation

❖ On attaining the age of deemed superannuation, CFP will be converted into normal family pension – to be fixed at 50% of CFP till 67 years of age of the deceased employee. During these 7 years, normal family pension will be revised periodically as and when normal pension is revised

❖ On completion of 7 years, normal family pension will be reduced from 50% to 30%
❖ This will benefit all State Government employees as well as All India Services Officers (Assam cadre).