Lok Sabha Question No. 1177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Compassionate Appointment of Dependents
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1177

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 12, 1946 (SAKA)

COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT OF DEPENDENTS

†1177.     SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the provisions for compassionate appointment of the dependents of the martyred soldiers killed during the service in all the security forces coming under Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF);

- (b) the details of the criteria on which compassionate appointment is given to the dependents of the martyred soldiers;

(c)  the  number  of  such  families  in  Chhattisgarh  the  members  of  which martyred  during  the  service  and  their  dependents  have  not  been  given appointment on compassionate ground; and

(d) the provision for the various type of assistance which may be provided by the dependents of the said families in case they have not been provided appointment on the compassionate ground?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (c) :  The Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) has laid down the policy of compassionate appointment which is to be implemented by the Ministries/Departments in terms of instructions issued vide its Office Memorandum  No.  14014/6/94Estt.(D) dated 09.10.1998 and Office Memorandum  No. 14014/01/22-Estt. (D)  dated 02.08.2022.  As per  these

instructions,  up  to  a  maximum  of  5%  of  direct  recruitment  vacancies arising  in  a  year  in  Group  'C'  posts  can  be  filled  up  on  compassionate grounds  by  Departments  subject  to  conditions  mentioned  therein.  The provisions on the general applicability and criteria for grant of compassionate appointment, to a dependent member of the family of the, deceased Government servant or those Government servants retired on medical grounds or a member of the Armed Forces, are also provided for in the said OM dated 02.08.2022. The compassionate appointments are made by  Departments  to  the  extent  of  available  vacancies.  Data  for  pending cases is not centrally maintained.

(d): Apart from the compassionate appointment to the eligible dependents in accordance with the Government instructions, the benefits provided  to  the  families/  Next  of  Kins  (NoKs)  of  Central  Armed  Police Forces (CAPFs) & Assam Rifles (AR) personnel who sacrifice their lives for nation are Annexured.

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The benefits provided to the families/ Next of Kins (NoKs) of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) & Assam Rifles (AR) personnel who sacrifice their lives for nation, inter-alia, include: -

- (i) The Central ex-gratia lump-sum compensation has been enhanced from Rs. 15 lakhs to Rs. 35 lakhs for death on active duty and from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs for death on duty, as the case may be, to the NoK of the deceased CAPF & AR personnel.
- (ii) Liberalized/Extraordinary  Family  Pension  under  Central  Civil  Services  (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules, 2023.
- (iii) All  other  normal  service  benefits  viz,  Death-cum-Retirement  Gratuity  (DCRG), Leave Encashment, Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS), General Provident Fund (GPF), etc.
- (iv) Ex-gratia  and other  type  of financial  assistance  from  Risk/Welfare/Benevolent Fund of the Force concerned in accordance with the norms of the Fund.
- (v) Public contribution up to Rs.25 lakhs by uploading names of such personnel on 'Bharat  ke  Veer'  online  portal.  It  is  also  ensured  that  NoK  of  brave  CAPF personnel who sacrifice their life receive minimum Rs 1.00 Crore from various sources. Additional financial assistance from 'Bharat ke Veer' Corpus of Rs.10 lakhs to parents of married deceased personnel and Rs. 10 lakhs to those CAPF personnel, who are injured while on duty and boarded out from service due to such injuries.
- (vi) Insurance coverage under CAPF Salary Package Scheme.
- (vii) Issuance of 'Operational Casualty Certificate' entitling NoKs to certain benefits viz., Air and Rail travel fare concession and allotment of retail petroleum outlet.
- (viii) Quota for wards for admission to MBBS and BDS Courses.
- (ix) Scholarship  under  Prime  Minister  Scholarship  Scheme  (PMSS)  @  Rs.3000  per month for girls and @ Rs.2500/- per month for boys.
- (x) Payment of compensation/assistance by some States/Union Territories as per their rules.

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