defence services regulations pension regulations for the army

6CHAPTER –IISPEEDY PAYMENT OF FAMILY GRATUITY AND PENDING ENQUIRYAWARDSECTION-1SPEEDY PAYMENT OF FAMILY GRATUITY12. (a) To ensure speedy payment of family gratuity in case of death in service, due towounds sustained in action, flying accidents or parachute jumping or while employed inaid to civil power etc., as enumerated in Chapter IV of Pension Regulations for the Army,Part I (2008), highest priority shall be given to the completion of proceedings of theCourt of Inquiry, which have a vital bearing on the finalisation of the liberalised/specialfamily pensionary awards. It shall be ensured by all concerned that no delay occurs atany stage in forwarding the proceedings, with necessary remarks of the competentauthority, to the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) through theprescribed channels. All assistance shall be given by the concerned RecordOffice/Service Headquarters to the claimants in filling up the details in the prescribedpensionary forms.The initial action and reporting for finalisation of the family gratuity claim is laiddown in Appendix-III to these Regulations.(b) The payment of family gratuity shall be made by Controller of DefenceAccounts (Officers) in the case of Officer and Pay Accounts Office concerned in case ofPersonnel Below Officer Rank. While initiating special family pension/liberalised familypension claims, these authorities should intimate to the Principal Controller of DefenceAccounts (Pensions), if any payment of family gratuity at their end has been made to thewidow/ heir.PROVISIONAL PAYMENT OF FAMILY GRATUITY13. The Controller of Defence Accounts (Officers) in the case of Officer, andController of Defence Accounts under whose jurisdiction the Pay Accounts Officer(Other Ranks) attached to Record Office in the case of Personnel Below Officer Rank,shall make provisional payment of family gratuity to the following extant immediately onreceipt of the prescribed report accompanied by the relevant documents, to the eligiblemember of the family of the individual.(i)Cases falling under circumstances (i) , (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) &(viii) ofRegulation 137 of Pension Regulations for the Army , Part I (2008)- 100percent of Family Gratuity.(ii) Cases falling under circumstances (ii) & (iii) of Regulation 137 of PensionRegulations for the Army , Part I (2008) - 75 percent of Family Gratuity.PAYMENT OF FAMILY GRATUITY- OFFICERSPension Regulations for the Army, Part II (2008)