Govt scraps 7-yr continuous service for EOFP rule

The Defence Ministr y has scrapped the requirement of minimum continuous service of seven years for grant of enhanced ordinar y family pension (EOFP) to the next of kin of deceased defence personnel, an official statement said Monday. An EOFP is 50 per cent of personnel's last emoluments and is payable for 10 years from the date of the death of the personnel in service, the ministr y said in the statement. "The requirement of continuous qualifying service of 7 years (to get EOFP) is done away with effect from October 1, 2019," it said.