State Act

THE MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE MEMBERS' PENSION ACT, 1976 (Text as On 1st November 2021)

5[4A. Pension payable to 6[widow, widower or minor children of member.].—(1) With effect from the 1st day of August 1988 there shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be paid a pension of one thousand rupees per month to the 7[widow], if any, of any member who dies during his term of office as such member, for a period of five years from the date of his death. (2) With effect from 8[the 1st July 2009] where a member who is drawing pension or is entitled to draw any pension as such member under this Act dies, then the 9[widow or widower], if any, of such member shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be paid pension per month at the rate of fifty per cent. of the amount of pension payable to such member on the date of his death 10[or 11[ rupees seven thousand five hundred ] whichever is more ]. 12[ (2A) With effect from 13[the 1st July 2009], there shall subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), be paid to the 14[ widow or widower ] of a member who was drawing pension or was entitled to draw pension as such member under this Act and who died before the 1st day of June 1990, a pension per month at the rate of fifty per cent. of the amount of pension payable to such member on the date of his death 15[ or 16[ rupees seven thousand five hundred ], whichever is more ]. 17* * * * * 18[ (2B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1), (2) or (2A), but subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), there shall be paid a pension to the widow or widower of the member of the State Legislature, who was not entitled to pension under the Act, 19[with effect from 20[ the 1st July 2009, at the rate of rupees seven thousand five hundred per month.] ] (2C) With effect from the 1st January 2006, where the widow or the widower of the deceased member is survived by a minor child or children of such member, there shall be paid a pension per month to such minor child or children at the same rate at which the pension was payable to the widow or widower, and such pension shall be paid in such manner as may be prescribed by rules.] 1[(2D) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1), (2), (2B) and (2C), but subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), there shall be paid a pension, to the widow or widower of the member of the State Legislature or where the widow or widower of such deceased member is survived by minor child or children, to such minor child or children, 2[with effect from the 1st August 2013, at the rate of rupees forty thousand per month. ] 3[(3) Where such widow or widower has re-married, then she or he shall not be entitled to the pension under this section from the date of such re-marriage.]