State Act

THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE SALARIES, PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES ACT, 1956.

11B. Family Pension.- 1[(1) Where a member dies before the expiry of his term or where a person eligible for pension under section 11-A dies, there shall be paid to his family, a family pension at the rate of fifty percent of 3[ 2[pension admissible]2 ]3 under section 11A per mensem.]1 2[ 1[(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the family of the deceased person, who was a member of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly whether he was in receipt of pension or not shall be entitled for family pension at the rate specified under sub-section (1)]1]2 3[as if the deceased person was a member after 26.12.1978] 3 Explanation.—For the purposes 1[of sub-sections (1) and (2)]1 ‘family’ means, the following relatives of the deceased member, namely:— (a) wife or the husband; (b) minor sons; and (c) unmarried minor daughters. (2) The family pension admissible under sub-section (1) shall be payable in the following order,- (a) wife or husband; and (b) the eldest among the minor sons or unmarried minor daughters, where the deceased member has no surviving spouse: Provided that where the recipient of the family pension dies or marries or ceases to be a minor, the pension payable shall thereafter be paid to the person next lower in the order of preference.