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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (FISHERIES)

(G.O. Ms. No. 10/FY, Puducherry, dated 29th March 2023)

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to approve the

proposal for enhancement of financial assistance for funeral expenses

of the deceased fishermen pensioners in the Union territory of

Puducherry and for the said purpose hereby further amends the

“Old Age Pension for Fishermen Rules, 2003” issued vide Notification

under G.O. Ms. No. 13/Fy, dated 11-12-2003 of the Department of Rural

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Development, Chief Secretariat (Fisheries), Puducherry and published

in the Extraordinary Gazette of Puducherry, Part-II, No. 39, dated

10th December 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) and

G.O. Ms. No.19/Fy, dated 30-09-2010 of the Department of Rural

Development, Chief Secretariat (Fisheries), Puducherry, as follows:-

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

the Old Age Pension for Fishermen (Amendment) Rules, 2023.

(ii) It shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of

Puducherry.

(iii) It shall come into force with effect from the date of

publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette.

Amendment of Rule 12.— The rule 12 shall be substituted and read

as “Death of Pensioner and Financial Assistance Towards Funeral

Expenses of Pensioners” :

In the said rule 12, the following clauses (i) to (vii) shall be

incorporated.

(i) In the case of death of a pensioner, the amount of pension

due to the pensioner, if any, remains unpaid shall lapse. No person

shall claim the unpaid amount of pension as the heir to the

deceased pensioner.

(ii) On the death of a pensioner, a financial assistance of

` 15,000 shall be paid towards the funeral expenses of the deceased

pensioner.

(iii) The assistance shall be payable to his/her son or daughter

or spouse or any other relative under whose care and maintenance,

the pensioner was living at the time of his/her death.

(iv) For getting this assistance, an application shall be made in

Form-VII appended to these rules, within 90 days from the date of

death of the pensioner. On genuine grounds, the Director of

Fisheries, Puducherry/District Collector, Karaikal/Regional

Administrator, Mahe/Yanam may entertain such applications in

respect of their regions beyond 90 days and up to 180 days.

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(v) The applications shall be accompanied by original Death

Certificate issued by the competent authority, copies of document

establishing the relationship between the deceased and the

applicant, original Pension Identity Card issued by the Department,

a certificate from local Panchayat President/Authorized Fisheries

Official or any other responsible person of the locality to the effect

that the applicant was maintaining the pensioner at the time of his/

her death and incurred expenses towards his/her funeral and other

documents as specified in Form-VII. Application tendered without

the documents specified above shall be rejected.

(vi) No payment shall be made if, he/she has received similar

assistance from any other Department.

(vii) If, the deceased has not received the pension for more than

three months prior to his/her death, the application for grant of

funeral expenses shall not be entertained :

Provided that the non-receipt of pension was purely on medical

grounds, the Director of Fisheries, Puducherry/Deputy Director of

Fisheries, Karaikal/Assistant Director of Fisheries, Mahe/Yanam,

on being satisfied of the same, may entertain the application in

respect of their regions.

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

Puducherry vide their I.D. No. 2259/FC/FD/F3/A4/2022-23, dated

22-03-2023.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

S. MURUGESAN,

Under Secretary to Government (Fisheries).

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FORM-VII

[See Rule 12 (iv)]

Application for Grant of Funeral Expenses of the Pensioner under

Grant of Old Age Pension to Fishermen Scheme

Part-I

(Particulars about the deceased)

1. Name of the deceased pensioner

2. Address of the deceased pensioner :

(enclose photocopy of Family Ration

Card)

3. Name of the father/husband/guardian :

of the deceased pensioner.

4. Pension No. (enclose the original :

Identity Card issued by the Department).

5. Aadhaar No. (enclose photocopy)

6. Place and address where death :

occurred.

7. Cause of death

8. Date of death

(enclose original Death Certificate).

9. Place where the last rites and funeral :

were performed.

10. Date of funeral

11. Month up to which pension was

received (enclose photocopy of Bank

Account Passbook, Statement for the

past six month).

Place :

Signature/Thumb-impression

Date : of the Applicant.

Photo

of the

deceased

pensioner

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Part-II

(Particulars about the applicant)

1. Name of the applicant

2. Father's/Husband's name

3. Address of the applicant (enclose

photocopy of Family Ration Card).

4. Relationship with the deceased

(enclose any proof such as Family

Ration Card/Birth Certificate/Marriage

Certificate/EPIC to establish the

relationship).

5. Aadhaar No. (enclose photocopy)

6. Place where the last rites and funeral :

were performed.

7. Date of funeral

8. Details of the spouse/sons/daughters :

of the deceased.

SI. No.

Name

Age

Relationship

Address

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

9. Whether the applicant has applied for/ :

obtained any assistance from any

other source for the same purpose ?

If so, please furnish the details.

Photo

of the

applicant

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I ............................................................ husband/wife/son/daughter/

guardian of the deceased Thiru/Tmt. .........................................................

hereby declare that 1 have performed the last rites and funeral of the

said Thiru/Tmt. ................................................................................... I have

not obtained/applied for any financial assistance from any other source

for the same purpose.

I further declare that the particulars furnished above are true and

correct to the best of my knowledge and that I will repay the entire

amount, if, the particulars furnished by me proved to be false on a later

date.

Place :

Signature/Thumb-impression

Date :

of the Applicant.

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Declaration by Other Legal Heirs of Deceased Pensioner

I/We, the undersigned to this declaration, hereby declare that

I/We have no objection to make payment for financial assistance towards

funeral expense of Thiru/Tmt. ..................................................... of the

applicant Thiru/Tmt. ....................................................

SI.

Name, Aadhaar No.

Relationship with the

Signature

No.

and Address

deceased

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Place :

Date :

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online publication at “https://styandptg.py.gov.in”

Published by the Director, Government Press, Puducherry.

Part-IV

Verification Report of the Authorized Fisheries Official

The Authorized Fisheries Official for the marine/inland fishing

village .................................................... hereby report that the

deceased pensioner Thiru/Tmt. ............................................................,

s/o, w/o. ....................................... was receiving Old Age Pension

through the Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare and that

he/she expired on ...................................................... The applicant

Thiru/Tmt. ..................................................... is the husband/wife/son/

daughter/others to be (specified .......................................) of the

applicant has submitted application for grant of funeral expense

assistance, wherein, the funeral of the deceased has been performed.

(a) Whether original Pension Identity Card enclosed?

Yes/No

(b) Whether original Death Certificate enclosed?

Yes/No

Certificate/Marriage Certificate/Voter’s Identity Card

of applicant enclosed?

(d) Whether photocopy of burial/cremation permission

Yes/No

obtained from Competent Authority?

(e) Whether eligible/ineligible to grant funeral expenses? :

Place :

Date :

Signature of the Authorized Fisheries Official.

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