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Pension Disbursing Authority shall start paying family pension to widow. She will
simultaneously send an intimation of death of her husband to the Record Officer/AHQ
along with a copy of death certificate and declaration as in Appendix X about
employment/non-employment of her husband.

PAYMENT OF PENSION BY MONEY ORDERS

88. (a) Payment of pension upto Rs. 2250/- p.m. plus dearness relief thereon where
admissible may, at the request of the pensioner, be remitted by postal money order at the

cost of Government.

(b) The provisions of clause (a) above shall apply only to pensioners paid through
Treasuries and Defence Pension Disbursing Office.

UNDRAWN PENSION AND ARREARS

89. (a) Unless the Government by general or special orders direct otherwise, a
pension remaining undrawn for more than a year, from Pension Disbursing Authorities
other than Defence Pension Disbursing Office shall cease to be payable by Pension
Disbursing Authority. Defence Pension Disbursing Office may pay pension remaining
undrawn upto a period of 3 years, if he is satisfied with the claimants’ explanation for the
delay. If pensioner afterwards appears or claim is presented on his behalf, the Pension
Disbursing Authority may resume the payment of monthly pension accruing thereafter,
but the arrears can be paid–
(i) by the Pension Disbursing Authority himself if the amount of arrears does
not exceed Rs. 10000/- provided that arrear do not represent pension to be
paid for the first time.
(ii) with the previous sanction of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts
(Pension) if the arrear exceeds Rs. 10000/-.

Provided that if, in any case, a pension remain undrawn for three years or more,
neither monthly pension payment shall be resumed, nor arrears could be paid without the
authority of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions). If the pensioner re-

appears to draw his pension he may be readmitted to the pensions establishment if he
accounts for his failure to draw the pension to the satisfaction of the Principal Controller
of Defence Accounts (Pensions), who may at his discretion, grant or withhold the arrears
of pension or any portion there of.

(b) A gratuity payment order shall remain inforce for one year only and no such
order shall be retained by a Pension Disbursing Authority, if payment has not been made

on it within a year of issue.

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