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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 3280
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state
(a) whether, a married woman employee can show her own parents as her dependents under the
service rules applicable to Central Government employees;
(b) if so, under what conditions;
(c) if not, the rationale therefor;
(d) whether Government has taken any action to make the aforesaid service rules gender neutral
both in letter and spirit; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of
State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (e): The service rules of the Government employees have been framed keeping in view their
contextual purpose and with a view to make them gender neutral.
As per Rule 50 of Central Civil Services (CCS)(Pension) Rules, 1972, father and mother of a
Government employee (which includes a female Government employee) come within the definition
of family. For the purpose of gratuity, there is no condition of dependency or inclusion in family.
In respect of General Provident Fund (GPF) Rule, female employees can nominate their
parents for the benefits of GPF. There is no dependency criterion for nominating parents for the
benefits of GPF.
Under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Rules, married women employees have
the option either to opt their dependent parents or dependent parents-in-law for CGHS facilities.
As per All India Services (AIS) {Medical Attendance (MA) Rules}, ‘family’ definition includes
the name of parents wholly dependent upon the member of service and normally residing with
such member.
As per CCS {Leave Travel Concession (LTC)} Rules, ‘family’ definition includes parents or
step parents wholly dependent on the Government servant irrespective of whether they are
residing with the Government servant or not.