Unmarried, widowed & divorced daughters of govt staff eligible for pension

Unmarried, widowed & divorced daughters of govt staff eligible for pension

 TIMES NEWS NETWORK 11.02.2026. BHOPAL 

Bhopal : In a major decision, the state cabinet headed by chief minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday approved a new rule in the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Pension) Rules whereby unmarried, widowed and divorced daughters of state govt employees were made eligible for family pension. Briefing the media after the cabinet meeting, minister for MSME Chaitanya Kashyap said, “Cabinet approved the provision made for divorced daughters of employees to now claim family pension.” 

So far, only the spouse, dependent parents and dependent children up to the age of 25 were eligible to draw family pension of the deceased govt employee. A state govt release further clarified, “Under Rule 44 of the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2026, unmarried, widowed and divorced daughters were included among the members eligible for family pension.”