Divorced daughters of Armed forces personnel eligible for conditional pension

 The Central Government has decided to grant family pension to a divorced daughter of Armed Forces personnel in such cases where the divorce proceedings has been filed in a competent court during the life time of the employee/pensioner or his/her spouse but divorce took place after their death – provided that the claimant fulfills all other conditions for grant of family pension. In such cases, the family pension will commence from the date of divorce.