REGISTERED NO. DL-33004/2002
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 2
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2002/ PHALGUNA 22, 1923
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LOK SABHA
The following Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on the 13th March, 2002
30 of 1997.
BILL No. 17 OF 2002
A Bill further 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.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In section 2 of the Vice-President's Pension Act, 1997 (hereinafter referred to as
the principal Act), after sub-section (7), 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
of his 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.".
Short title and
commencement
Amendment
of section 2.
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Insertion of
new section
3A.
Free
accommoda-
tion to spouse
of Vice-
President.
3. After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted,
namely:—
"3 A. 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
(b) after ceasing to hold office as Vice-President either by the
expiration of his 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.
NEWDEUH;
The 4th March, 2002.
L. K. ADVANI.
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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 (ec.
2. The Bill, if enacted, will involve an expenditure from the Consolidated Fund oj
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 an ex-Vice-President who dies
while holding 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.
PRJNTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS (PLU), MINK) ROAD, NEW DELHI
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBUCATIONS, DELHI, 2 0 0 2 .
MGIP(PLU)MRND—5684QI—30.03.2002.
