Section 69(2)(a) in The Khadi And Village Industries Commission Employees (Pension) Regulations, 1984
(a)Where the family of the deceased employee eligible for the death-cum-retirement gatuity under Regulation 44, the Head of office shall ascertain.(i)If the deceased employee had nominated any person or persons to receive the gratuity; and(ii)If the deceased employee had not made any nomination or the nomination made does not subsist, the person or persons to whom the gratuity maybe payable.