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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (COOPERATION)

(G.O. Ms. No. 22/Coop./261, dated 22nd February 2016)

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is pleased to approve the

proposal for enhancement of superannuation pension and family pension

to the handloom weavers in the Union territory of Puducherry and for

the said purpose, hereby makes the following rules to further amend

‘The Puducherry Handlooms Weavers’ Welfare Fund Rules, 1989

(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), issued vide Notification

under G.O. Ms. No. 11/Coop., dated 1-8-1989 of the Chief Secretariat

(Cooperation), Puducherry, namely:-

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AMENDMENT

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) These rules may be called

“The Puducherry Handloom Weavers’ Welfare Fund (Amendment)

Rules, 2016”.

(ii) They shall come into force at once.

2. In the Puducherry Handloom Weavers’ Welfare Fund Rules, 1989,

as amended from time to time, under schedule II.

(i) in clause 4, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“4. The quantum of superannuation pension-

The quantum of superannuation pension payable per mensum shall

be based on age-wise classification as detailed in the Table below,

in case of eligible weaver member who has earned an average wage of

not less than ` 300 mensum in each year of the three years preceeding

the date of retirement:-

TABLE

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Age group

Amount of pension

No.

payable per mensum

(in `)

(1)

(2)

(3)

1

55-59

1,600

2

60-79

2,100

3

80 years and above

3,100

Provided that, the existing recipient of pension shall continue to

draw pension at the rate prescribed in column(3) corresponding to the

recipient’s age group as at column(2) of the Table above”.

(ii) in clause 5, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“5. The quantum of family pension:

The quantum of family pension payable per mensum shall be based

on age-wise classification as detailed in the Table below, to the nominee

or the legal heir, as the case may be of the deceased weaver member

who has earned an average wage of not less than ` 300 per mensum in

each of the three years preceeding the month in which the death occurs.

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TABLE

Sl.

Age group

Amount of pension

No.

payable per mensum

(in `)

(1)

(2)

(3)

1

55-59

1,600

2

60-79

2,100

3

80 years and above

3,100

Provided that, the existing recipient of family pension shall

continue to draw family pension at the rate prescribed in column(3)

corresponding to the recipient's age group as at column(2) of the Table

above”.

3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department,

vide their U.O.No. 3174/F5/A2, dated 18-2-2016.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

M. SARATHI,

Deputy Secretary to Government

(Cooperation).

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