Rule 56
Family Pension And Gratuity
(1) If any Armed Police dies while in service or within Seven years of commencing to receive the pension, a gratuity or pension as provided for in Rule 53 or 54 shall be paid to his or her family or his or her minor brother or unmarried sister. Provided that, in the case of pension, the pension shall not be
paid for a period exceeding Seven years. In the case of the Armed Police who dies within Seven years of the commencement of pension, no pension shall be paid to the family or minor brother or unmarried sister
of such Armed Police Personnel after the completion of Seven years.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1), if the recipient of such pension is a minor, he or she shall be entitled to receive such pension until the attainment of eighteen years. (3) If the husband or wife of an Armed Police dies while in service or before the expiry of Seven years of receiving the pension and if he or she is entitled to receive the family pension pursuant to Sub-rule
(1), he or she shall receive half the amount of pension to be received by him or her from the date of expiry of receiving such pension and if such pension is not being received or if the husband or wife of such Armed
Police dies before the expiry of Seven years of receiving such pension he or she shall receive the same from the date of death till his or her life.
(4) If the salary of any incumbent Armed Police personnel is increased, the amount of family pension of the person receiving family pension pursuant to Sub-rules (1), (2) and (3) shall also be increased at the rate of two-thirds of the total amount increased on the basis figure of the incumbent’s salary.
(5) If any Armed Police personnel dies prior to receiving any amount to which he or she is entitled under these Rules, such amount shall be paid to the person, out of his or her family members, who is
held to be entitled to the gratuity or pension according to these Rules.
(6) In providing gratuity or pension, if the deceased Armed Police has nominated any member of his or her family or his or her minor brother or unmarried sister, the same shall be provided to such person, and for any reason the same cannot be provided to such person or if nobody has been nominated, it shall be provided to such person out of
the members of his or her family as may be deemed appropriate by the Government of Nepal.
paid for a period exceeding Seven years. In the case of the Armed Police who dies within Seven years of the commencement of pension, no pension shall be paid to the family or minor brother or unmarried sister
of such Armed Police Personnel after the completion of Seven years.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (1), if the recipient of such pension is a minor, he or she shall be entitled to receive such pension until the attainment of eighteen years. (3) If the husband or wife of an Armed Police dies while in service or before the expiry of Seven years of receiving the pension and if he or she is entitled to receive the family pension pursuant to Sub-rule
(1), he or she shall receive half the amount of pension to be received by him or her from the date of expiry of receiving such pension and if such pension is not being received or if the husband or wife of such Armed
Police dies before the expiry of Seven years of receiving such pension he or she shall receive the same from the date of death till his or her life.
(4) If the salary of any incumbent Armed Police personnel is increased, the amount of family pension of the person receiving family pension pursuant to Sub-rules (1), (2) and (3) shall also be increased at the rate of two-thirds of the total amount increased on the basis figure of the incumbent’s salary.
(5) If any Armed Police personnel dies prior to receiving any amount to which he or she is entitled under these Rules, such amount shall be paid to the person, out of his or her family members, who is
held to be entitled to the gratuity or pension according to these Rules.
(6) In providing gratuity or pension, if the deceased Armed Police has nominated any member of his or her family or his or her minor brother or unmarried sister, the same shall be provided to such person, and for any reason the same cannot be provided to such person or if nobody has been nominated, it shall be provided to such person out of
the members of his or her family as may be deemed appropriate by the Government of Nepal.