The Mizoram (Pension for Members of the Defunct Mizo District Council and of the Defunct Pawi- Lakher Regional Council) (Amendment) Act, 2013

(1) This Act may be called the Mizoram (Pension for Members of the Defunct Mizo District Council and of the Defunct Pawi-Lakher Regional Council) (Amendment) Act, 2013. (2) It shall come into force from the date of publication in the Mizoram Gazette.

Sub-Section (1) of Section 3 of the Principal Act shall be substituted by the following, namely :- “Grant of Pension to Member : With effect from the date of commencement of this Act and subject to other provisions of the Act, there shall be paid a life-long pension of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand) per month with an annual increment at the rate of 5% Simple interest and upto a maximum amount of Rs. 22,000/- (Rupees twenty two thousand) only to every member who had served for any period whether for five years or less or more. Provided that in no case increment previously earned under the existing Act should be taken into account for calculation of Pension”.

Section 3 A of the Principal Act, shall be substituted by the following, namely :- “Family Pension : The family of a deceased member shall be entitled to receive a family pension at the rate of Rs. 6,000/- (Rupees six thousand) per month with an annual increment at the rate of 5% Simple Interest and upto a maximum amount of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) per month w.e.f. the date of commencement of the Amendment Act of 2013 and subject to the provision contained hereinafter. Provided that in no case increment previously earned under the existing Act should be taken into account for calculation of family pension”.

AN ACT to amend the Mizoram (Pension for Members of the Defunct Mizo District Council and of the Defunct Pawi-Lakher Regional Council) Act, 1994 (Act No. 7 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) It is enacted by the Mizoram Legislative Assembly in the Sixty fourth year of the Republic of India as follows :-