रजिस्ट्री सं० डी०एल०-33004 / 2002
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भारत का राजपत्र The Gazette ofIndia असाधारण
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भाग II- खण्ड 2
PART II- Section 2
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नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, मार्च 13 , 2002/ फाल्गुन 22, 1923
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NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 , 2002/ PHALGUNA 22 , 1923
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LOK SABНА
The following Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on the 13th March , 2002
BILL NO . 17 OF 2002
ABillfurther to amend the Vice -President's Pension Act, 1997.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty - third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. (1 ) This Act may be called the Vice- President's Pension (Amendment ) Act , 2002. Short title and commencement .
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette , appoint.
30 of 1997 .
Amendrient ofsection 2.
2. In section 2 of the Vice - President's Pension Act , 1997 ( hereinafter referred to as the principal Act ) , after sub- section (1 ) , the following sub - section shall be inserted, namely:-
"(IA) The spouse of a person who dies-
(a) while holding the office of Vice - President, or
(b) after ceasing to hold office as Vice -President either by the expiration ofhis term of office or by resignation of his office,
shall be paid a family pension at the rate of fifty per cent, of pension as is admissible to a retiring Vice- President, for the remainder of her life ." .
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3. After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted , namely:-
Insertion of new section 3A .
"3A. Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the spouse of a person who dies-
(a) while holding the office of Vice- President , or
Free accommoda- tion to spouse ofVice- President.
(b) after ceasing to hold office as Vice -President either by the expiration ofhis term of office or by resignation of his office,
shall be entitled to the use of unfurnished residence without payment of licence fee, for the remainder of her life ." .
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Vice -President's Pension Act, 1997 , inter alia, provides for pension to retiring Vice-Presidents . Section 3 of the Act provides for medical attendance and treatment , free of charge, to the spouse of a retired Vice- President for the remainder of her life . At present, the spouse is not entitled to any other pensionary benefits . It would be just and proper that a provision be made for suitable pension and accommodation for the surviving spouse of an ex-Vice- President who dies while holding office or after retirement .
2. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects .
NEWDELHI ;
L. K. ADVANI .
The 4th March, 2002 .
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FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
Clause 2 of the Bill provides for family pension to the spouse of a person who dies while holding the office of Vice - President or after the expiration of his term of office or by resignation of his office . Clause 3 of the Bill provides that in the event of death of a person who holds , or has held , office as Vice- President, the surviving spouse of such person shall be entitled, for the remainder of her life , to the use of unfurnished residence without pay- ment of licence fee .
2. The Bill, if enacted , will involve an expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India. It is estimated that the expenditure on pension under clause 2 of the Bill shall be rupees one lakh twenty thousand per annum in each case . The expenditure on accommoda- tion under clause 3 of the Bill cannot be estimated at present.
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MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION
Clause 3 of the Bill empowers the Central Government to make rules for the purposes of providing accommodation to the surviving spouse of anex- Vice-President who dies whileholding office or after retirement, without payment of licence fee . This is a matter of detail and the delegation of legislative power is , therefore, of a normal character .
G.C. MALHOTRA, Secretary-General.
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