What does the family receive if a contributor dies?
✓ Verified: 2026-07-11
- The spouse receives 60% of the last basic salary monthly for life (stops on remarriage or alternative employment)
- Up to 2 children under 18 share 40% proportionally (until 21 if still studying)
- If there is no spouse or children, dependent parents share 60% proportionally
- Funeral costs: Rs. 25,000 as a lump sum
- Work-related death: covered from day one; other deaths: at least 12 months of contributions required
📜 Official sources
- सामाजिक सुरक्षा योजना सञ्चालन कार्यविधि, २०७५ (५औँ संशोधनसहित) (मूल २०७५।०८।०६; ५औँ संशोधन २०८१।०९।१०, लागू २०८२।०१।०१)
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