Gratuity - employee Expired last month - was with us for 2 yrs

One of our employee Expired last month. He was with us for 2 yrs. His legal heir -wife is asking for gratuity.
Kindly Advice.

Hi,
Not clear whether you have tie up with LIC under Group Gratuity Scheme. If you have tie up with LIC for Gratuity you can process Gratuity for the deceased employee through LIC.
If you don't have tie up with LIC, then your employer is bound to pay Gratuity for 2 years since the nature of exit is due to death. As per the provision of Gratuity Act the deceased employee is eligible for Gratuity though number of years is less then 5 years.

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v.M.lakshminarayanan
Thanks for your prompt reply.com do not have a tie up with LIC.
pl.let me know how much gratuity we have to pay.as his Basic is Rs.15,000/-P.m.& as we say his date of joining is 1/2/2017.Expired on 19/3/19.
& let me know that successor certificate is required from his wife.
pl.advice.
Jayant Nisal
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The Gratuity calculation will be 15000/25 x 15 x 2 years, the successor certificate is good to ensure the payment made is to the legal heir/successor