Mumbai, July 21 -- Pension administration must continuously evolve alongside changing social realities. Government has decided to extend pension benefits to separated daughters by simplifying eligibility conditions, thereby eliminating the need for lengthy legal proceedings in many deserving cases. Such reforms demonstrate the Government's commitment to making pension policies more humane, inclusive and responsive to contemporary societal requirements. Outdated regulations inherited from earlier administrative frameworks often created hardship for beneficiaries. Several such provisions have been revisited over the past few years to ensure that pensioners and their families are not compelled to seek judicial intervention merely to receive le...