Get to Know - FAS

Family Assistance Scheme (FAS) is a Flagship scheme of IAFBA. All AF personnel are members of the scheme and contribute towards it while being in service of the IAF. IAFBA through FAS provides Monthly Financial support at stipulated rates to the bereaved families of the serving and retired AF personnel (members) on demise for 15 years (for death in service) or 08 years (for death after retirement). The payment is made quarterly in instalments of three months payment at a time.

2. The rates of contribution towards the three versions of FAS i.e. FAS-97, FAS-09 and FAS-20 were different and accordingly, the payment of rehab grant is made on the basis of the membership of AF personnel to which they have contributed.

Since the AF personnel have contributed in the past at different rates during their service period, the rates of rehabilitation grant payable in the previous versions are proportionately lower. The Rates and eligibility criteria for the widow to receive the Rehabilitation Grants under Family Assistance Scheme are as below:-

FAS - 97

Eligibility Criteria:

• FAS-97 is applicable to death on or after 01 Apr 1997. An Individual should be a member of FAS since prior to Apr 1997, the membership was optional.

• All Death in Service (DIS) are eligible for payment of rehab grant under FAS-97.

• The minimum service required for payment of rehab grant under FAS-97 is 20 years except for Medically boarded personnel who are covered under FAS-97 irrespective of the length of their service in Air Force.

• All AF personnel who are not covered under FAS-97 due to minimum service criterion are paid with onetime lump sum grant at the below mentioned rates provided they are pensioners

FAS - 09

Eligibility Criteria:

• All Death in Service cases are covered under FAS

• Medically boarded out personal covered under FAS with no restriction of service

• Minimum 10 years of service required for Death after Retirement cases. In case service is less than 10 years, one-time lumpsum grant is admissible as per the current rules:

FAS - 20

Eligibility Criteria:

• All Death in Service cases are covered under FAS

• · Medically boarded out personal covered under FAS with no restriction of service

• · Minimum 10 years of service required for Death after Retirement cases. In case service is less than 10 years, one-time lumpsum grant is admissible as per the current rules: